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The American Friend

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The American Friend — Plot

Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When Ripley is asked by gangster Raoul Minot to kill a rival, he suggests Zimmerman, and the two, exploiting Zimmerman's terminal illness, coerce him into being a hitman.

  • Release date
  • June 24, 1977
  • Runtime
  • 125 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, Thriller, Crime
  • Director
  • Wim Wenders

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The American Friend — Cast

Dennis Hopper photo Dennis Hopper Tom Ripley Bruno Ganz photo Bruno Ganz Jonathan Zimmermann Lisa Kreuzer photo Lisa Kreuzer Marianne Zimmermann Gérard Blain photo Gérard Blain Raoul Minot Nicholas Ray photo Nicholas Ray Andrew Pogash Derwatt Samuel Fuller photo Samuel Fuller The American Peter Lilienthal photo Peter Lilienthal Marcangelo Daniel Schmid Samuel Igraham

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