The American Friend
(1977)
June 24, 1977• 2h 5m
71%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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.
Wim Wenders
Director
Top Billed Cast
DH
Dennis Hopper
Tom Ripley
BG
Bruno Ganz
Jonathan Zimmermann
LK
Lisa Kreuzer
Marianne Zimmermann
GB
GĂ©rard Blain
Raoul Minot
NR
Nicholas Ray
Derwatt
SF
Samuel Fuller
The American
PL
Peter Lilienthal
Marcangelo
DS
Daniel Schmid
Igraham
SW
Sandy Whitelaw
Doctor in Paris
JE
Jean Eustache
Friendly Man
