The American Friend(1977)
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: The American Friend
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Tom Ripley
Jonathan Zimmermann
Marianne Zimmermann
Raoul Minot
Derwatt
The American
Marcangelo
Igraham
Doctor in Paris
Friendly Man
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