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The American Friend

The American Friend

1977 · drama · movie7.617 ratings

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.

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cast

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Tom Ripley

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Jonathan Zimmermann

Lisa Kreuzer

Lisa Kreuzer

Marianne Zimmermann

Gérard Blain

Gérard Blain

Raoul Minot

Nicholas Ray

Nicholas Ray

Derwatt

Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

The American

Peter Lilienthal

Peter Lilienthal

Marcangelo

Daniel Schmid

Daniel Schmid

Igraham

Sandy Whitelaw

Sandy Whitelaw

Doctor in Paris

Jean Eustache

Jean Eustache

Friendly Man

Lou Castel

Lou Castel

Rodolphe

Andreas Dedecke

Daniel Zimmermann

director

Wim Wenders

where to watch

Criterion Channel

trailers

The American Friend (1977) Original Trailer [HD]

The American Friend (1977) Original Trailer [HD]

AFS PRESENTS: THE AMERICAN FRIEND

AFS PRESENTS: THE AMERICAN FRIEND

Wim Wenders on Dennis Hopper and THE AMERICAN FRIEND

Wim Wenders on Dennis Hopper and THE AMERICAN FRIEND

information

genres

drama, thriller, crime

original title

Der amerikanische Freund