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The American Friend

NR

1977

125 minutes

DramaThrillerCrime

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.

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Top Cast

Dennis Hopper headshot

Dennis Hopper

Tom Ripley

Bruno Ganz headshot

Bruno Ganz

Jonathan Zimmermann

Lisa Kreuzer headshot

Lisa Kreuzer

Marianne Zimmermann

Gérard Blain headshot

Gérard Blain

Raoul Minot

Nicholas Ray headshot

Nicholas Ray

Derwatt

Samuel Fuller headshot

Samuel Fuller

The American

Peter Lilienthal headshot

Peter Lilienthal

Marcangelo

Daniel Schmid headshot

Daniel Schmid

Igraham

Sandy Whitelaw headshot

Sandy Whitelaw

Doctor in Paris

Jean Eustache headshot

Jean Eustache

Friendly Man

Lou Castel headshot

Lou Castel

Rodolphe

Andreas Dedecke headshot

Andreas Dedecke

Daniel Zimmermann

David Blue headshot

David Blue

Allan Winter

Rudolf Schündler headshot

Rudolf Schündler

Gantner

Gerty Molzen headshot

Gerty Molzen

Old Lady

Heinz Joachim Klein headshot

Heinz Joachim Klein

Dr. Gabriel

Satya De La Manitou headshot

Satya De La Manitou

Angie

Axel Schiessler headshot

Axel Schiessler

Lippo

Adolf Hansen headshot

Adolf Hansen

Conductor

Rosemarie Heinikel headshot

Rosemarie Heinikel

Mona

Stefan Lennert headshot

Stefan Lennert

Auctioneer

Heinrich Marmann headshot

Heinrich Marmann

Man on the Train

Enzo Robutti headshot

Enzo Robutti

Falling Man (uncredited)

Wim Wenders headshot

Wim Wenders

Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)