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The American Friend(1977)
Status: Released
Date: 1977-06-24
72%
375 Votes
Time: 2h 5m
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.
Languages: English, German, French.
Countries:
France,
Germany
ProductionCompanies: 
Wim Wenders Productions
Movie: The American Friend
Top 10 Billed 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
Video Trailer The American Friend
Video: AFS PRESENTS: THE AMERICAN FRIEND
AFS PRESENTS: THE AMERICAN FRIEND
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Wim Wenders on Dennis Hopper and THE AMERICAN FRIEND
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Wim Wenders on Dennis Hopper and THE AMERICAN FRIEND - Featurette
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