CinemaOSMovie · 1977 · 2h 5m · NR
The American Friend
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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.

Directed byWim Wenders

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 5m
Language
DE
Released
June 24, 1977
Studios
Road MoviesLes Films du LosangeWDR

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AFS PRESENTS: THE AMERICAN FRIEND

AFS PRESENTS: THE AMERICAN FRIEND

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Andrew Pogash Derwatt

Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

The American

Peter Lilienthal

Peter Lilienthal

Marcangelo

Daniel Schmid

Samuel Igraham

Sandy Whitelaw

Sandy Whitelaw

Doctor in Paris

Jean Eustache

Jean Eustache

Friendly Man

Creative team
Directed by
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Written by
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Produced by
Joachim von Mengershausen
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders

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