The American Friend

The American Friend

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.

DE

Made in DE

7.1/10

1977

Drama
Thriller
Crime
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Cast

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

As Tom Ripley

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

As Jonathan Zimmermann

Lisa Kreuzer

Lisa Kreuzer

As Marianne Zimmermann

Gérard Blain

Gérard Blain

As Raoul Minot

Nicholas Ray

Nicholas Ray

As Derwatt

Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

As The American

Peter Lilienthal

Peter Lilienthal

As Marcangelo

Daniel Schmid

Daniel Schmid

As Igraham

Sandy Whitelaw

Sandy Whitelaw

As Doctor in Paris

Jean Eustache

Jean Eustache

As Friendly Man

Lou Castel

Lou Castel

As Rodolphe

Andreas Dedecke

Andreas Dedecke

As Daniel Zimmermann

David Blue

David Blue

As Allan Winter

Rudolf Schündler

Rudolf Schündler

As Gantner

Gerty Molzen

Gerty Molzen

As Old Lady

Heinz Joachim Klein

Heinz Joachim Klein

As Dr. Gabriel

Satya De La Manitou

Satya De La Manitou

As Angie

Axel Schiessler

Axel Schiessler

As Lippo

Adolf Hansen

Adolf Hansen

As Conductor

Rosemarie Heinikel

Rosemarie Heinikel

As Mona

Stefan Lennert

Stefan Lennert

As Auctioneer

Heinrich Marmann

Heinrich Marmann

As Man on the Train

Enzo Robutti

Enzo Robutti

As Falling Man (uncredited)

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

As Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)

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