The American Friend

The American Friend

1977 de 125 minutes

Rating: 7.2

Plot

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

Andreas Dedecke

Daniel Zimmermann

David Blue

David Blue

Allan Winter

Rudolf Schündler

Rudolf Schündler

Gantner

Gerty Molzen

Gerty Molzen

Old Lady

Heinz Joachim Klein

Heinz Joachim Klein

Dr. Gabriel

Satya De La Manitou

Satya De La Manitou

Angie

Axel Schiessler

Axel Schiessler

Lippo

Adolf Hansen

Adolf Hansen

Conductor

Rosemarie Heinikel

Rosemarie Heinikel

Mona

Stefan Lennert

Stefan Lennert

Auctioneer

Heinrich Marmann

Heinrich Marmann

Man on the Train

Enzo Robutti

Enzo Robutti

Falling Man (uncredited)

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)

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