The American Friend

The American Friend

Release date : June 24, 1977
Runtime : 2h 5m
Countries of origin : France / Germany /
Original Language : English / German / French /
Director : Wim Wenders /
Production companies : Road Movies / Wim Wenders Productions / Les Films du Losange / WDR /
June 24, 1977 2h 5m France Drama English More
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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.
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Dennis Hopper
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Bruno Ganz
Jonathan Zimmermann
Lisa Kreuzer
Marianne Zimmermann
Gérard Blain
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Nicholas Ray
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Samuel Fuller
The American
Peter Lilienthal
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Sandy Whitelaw
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Andreas Dedecke
Daniel Zimmermann
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Allan Winter
Gerty Molzen
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  • title:The American Friend
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1977
  • Runtime:2h 5m
  • Genres: Drama · Thriller · Crime ·
  • Countries of origin: France · Germany ·
  • Original Language: English · German · French ·
  • Director: Wim Wenders /
  • Writers: Wim Wenders · Patricia Highsmith ·
  • Production companies: Road Movies · Wim Wenders Productions · Les Films du Losange · WDR ·
  • Overview: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.
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