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The American Friend (1977)

Poster for The American Friend

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Wim Wenders
  • Profile picture of Dennis Hopper
    Tom Ripley Dennis Hopper
  • Profile picture of Bruno Ganz
    Jonathan Zimmermann Bruno Ganz
  • Profile picture of Lisa Kreuzer
    Marianne Zimmermann Lisa Kreuzer
  • Profile picture of Gérard Blain
    Raoul Minot Gérard Blain
  • Profile picture of Nicholas Ray
    Derwatt Nicholas Ray
  • Profile picture of Samuel Fuller
    The American Samuel Fuller
  • Profile picture of Peter Lilienthal
    Marcangelo Peter Lilienthal
  • Profile picture of Daniel Schmid
    Igraham Daniel Schmid

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Keywords

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  • new york city
  • friendship
  • husband wife relationship
  • paris, france
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  • hitman
  • munich, germany
  • male friendship
  • terminal illness
  • leukemia
  • dying man
  • murder
  • mafia
  • tape recorder
  • exploding car
  • art dealer
  • hamburg, germany
  • art auction
  • west germany
  • blood disease