The American Friend

Name: The American Friend
Director: Wim Wenders
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1977-06-24
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain, Nicholas Ray

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1977 · 125 min · NR · Drama · Thriller · Crime · TMDB 7.1/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Wim Wenders

Cast

Dennis Hopper — Tom Ripley
Bruno Ganz — Jonathan Zimmermann
Lisa Kreuzer — Marianne Zimmermann
Gérard Blain — Raoul Minot
Nicholas Ray — Andrew Pogash Derwatt