The American Friend
German · Der amerikanische Freund
Directed by Wim Wenders
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.
- Released
- 24 Jun 1977
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Also known as
- El amigo americano, L'ami américain, Wim Wenders: Amerika's Vriend in LA, 미국인 친구
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
- Screenplay
- Wim Wenders
- Cinematography
- Robby Müller
- Music
- Jürgen Knieper
- Editor
- Peter Przygodda
- Elsewhere
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- Drama
- Thriller
- Crime
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Cast
Dennis Hopper
Tom Ripley
Bruno Ganz
Jonathan Zimmermann
Lisa Kreuzer
Marianne Zimmermann
Gérard Blain
Raoul Minot
Nicholas Ray
Andrew Pogash Derwatt
Nicholas Ray
Derwatt
Samuel Fuller
The American
Peter Lilienthal
Marcangelo
Daniel Schmid
Samuel Igraham
Daniel Schmid
Igraham
Sandy Whitelaw
Doctor in Paris
Jean Eustache
Friendly Man
