The American Friend

Directed by Wim Wenders
Not Rated
September 28, 1977    2h 5m    Box Office: $4,005Drama, Thriller,
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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.
  • Dennis HopperTom Ripley
  • Bruno GanzJonathan Zimmermann
  • Lisa KreuzerMarianne Zimmermann
  • Gérard BlainRaoul Minot
  • Nicholas RayDerwatt
  • Samuel FullerThe American
  • Peter LilienthalMarcangelo
  • Daniel SchmidIgraham
  • Sandy WhitelawDoctor in Paris
  • Jean EustacheFriendly Man
  • Lou CastelRodolphe
  • Andreas DedeckeDaniel Zimmermann
  • David BlueAllan Winter
  • Rudolf SchündlerGantner
  • Gerty MolzenOld Lady
  • Heinz Joachim KleinDr. Gabriel
  • Satya De La ManitouAngie
  • Axel SchiesslerLippo
  • Adolf HansenConductor
  • Rosemarie HeinikelMona

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