The American Friend
1977•NR•2h 5m•7.1•Released
DramaThrillerCrime
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.
Director
Wim Wenders
Writer
Wim Wenders
Languages
English, French, German
Studio
Road Movies
Cast
Dennis Hopper
Tom Ripley
Bruno Ganz
Jonathan Zimmermann
Lisa Kreuzer
Marianne Zimmermann
Gérard Blain
Raoul Minot
Nicholas Ray
Derwatt
Samuel Fuller
The American
Peter Lilienthal
Marcangelo
Daniel Schmid
Igraham
Sandy Whitelaw
Doctor in Paris
Jean Eustache
Friendly Man
Lou Castel
Rodolphe
Andreas Dedecke
Daniel Zimmermann
David Blue
Allan Winter
Rudolf Schündler
Gantner
Gerty Molzen
Old Lady
Production
Company
Road Movies
Company
Wim Wenders Productions
Company
Les Films du Losange
Company
WDR
Company
Moli Films
Company
Filmverlag der Autoren
Producer
Joachim von Mengershausen
Producer
Wim Wenders
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