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The American Friend

1977 • 2h5m Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating

7.1/10

Popularity

1

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.

Details

Director

Wim Wenders

Screenplay

Wim Wenders

Cast

Dennis Hopper

Bruno Ganz

Lisa Kreuzer

Release date

6/24/1977

Status

Released

Origin country

DE

Vote count

420