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poster movie The American Friend

The American Friend (1977)

NR

1977-06-24

  • Drama
  • Thriller
  • Crime

2h 5m

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.

  • Wim WendersScreenplay
  • Patricia HighsmithNovel
  • Wim WendersDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageGerman

Original titleDer amerikanische Freund

Budget$0.00

Revenue$0.00

Casts

  • Profile Dennis Hopper with character Tom Ripley

    Dennis Hopper

    Tom Ripley

  • Profile Bruno Ganz with character Jonathan Zimmermann

    Bruno Ganz

    Jonathan Zimmermann

  • Profile Lisa Kreuzer with character Marianne Zimmermann

    Lisa Kreuzer

    Marianne Zimmermann

  • Profile Gérard Blain with character Raoul Minot

    Gérard Blain

    Raoul Minot

  • Profile Nicholas Ray with character Derwatt

    Nicholas Ray

    Derwatt

  • Profile Samuel Fuller with character The American

    Samuel Fuller

    The American

  • Profile Peter Lilienthal with character Marcangelo

    Peter Lilienthal

    Marcangelo

  • Profile Daniel Schmid with character Igraham

    Daniel Schmid

    Igraham

  • Profile Sandy Whitelaw with character Doctor in Paris

    Sandy Whitelaw

    Doctor in Paris

  • Profile Jean Eustache with character Friendly Man

    Jean Eustache

    Friendly Man

  • Profile Lou Castel with character Rodolphe

    Lou Castel

    Rodolphe

  • Andreas Dedecke

    Daniel Zimmermann

  • David Blue

    Allan Winter

  • Profile Rudolf Schündler with character Gantner

    Rudolf Schündler

    Gantner

  • Profile Gerty Molzen with character Old Lady

    Gerty Molzen

    Old Lady

  • Heinz Joachim Klein

    Dr. Gabriel

  • Profile Satya De La Manitou with character Angie

    Satya De La Manitou

    Angie

  • Profile Axel Schiessler with character Lippo

    Axel Schiessler

    Lippo

  • Adolf Hansen

    Conductor

  • Profile Rosemarie Heinikel with character Mona

    Rosemarie Heinikel

    Mona

  • Stefan Lennert

    Auctioneer

  • Heinrich Marmann

    Man on the Train

  • Profile Enzo Robutti with character Falling Man (uncredited)

    Enzo Robutti

    Falling Man (uncredited)

  • Profile Wim Wenders with character Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)

    Wim Wenders

    Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)