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The American Friend (1977)

2h 5m · 24 Jun 1977
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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.

Movie ID16504
GenreCrime, Drama, Thriller
DirectorWim Wenders
Main castDennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain, Nicholas Ray, Samuel Fuller, Peter Lilienthal, Daniel Schmid
Release date24 June 1977
Release year1977
LanguageEnglish
Duration125 min (2h 5m)
Rating7.1 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseRoad Movies

Director: Wim Wenders
Writers: Wim Wenders

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Dennis HopperTom Ripley Bruno GanzJonathan Zimmermann Lisa KreuzerMarianne Zimmermann Gérard BlainRaoul Minot Nicholas RayAndrew Pogash Derwatt Samuel FullerThe American Peter LilienthalMarcangelo
Daniel SchmidSamuel Igraham
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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