

The American Friend
Visit website7.1/10 • 388
1977-06-24 • 2h 5m
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.
- Directors
- Wim Wenders
- Editors
- Peter Przygodda

The American Friend
Visit website1977-06-24 • 2h 5m
7.1/10 • 388
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.
- Directors
- Wim Wenders
- Editors
- Peter Przygodda
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsDennis 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
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- German
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