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The American Friend

The American Friend

Jun 24, 1977 2h 5m
7.165
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Synopsis

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.

Title The American Friend
Companies Road Movies, Wim Wenders Productions, Les Films du Losange, WDR
Countries France, Germany
Keywords dying and death, new york city, friendship, husband wife relationship, paris, france, based on novel or book, hitman, munich, germany, male friendship, terminal illness, leukemia, dying man, murder, mafia, tape recorder, exploding car, art dealer, hamburg, germany, art auction, west germany, blood disease
Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Jonathan Zimmermann
Lisa Kreuzer

Lisa Kreuzer

Marianne Zimmermann
Gérard Blain

Gérard Blain

Raoul Minot
Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

The American
Sandy Whitelaw

Sandy Whitelaw

Doctor in Paris
Jean Eustache

Jean Eustache

Friendly Man
Andreas Dedecke

Andreas Dedecke

Daniel Zimmermann
David Blue

David Blue

Allan Winter
Heinrich Marmann

Heinrich Marmann

Man on the Train
Enzo Robutti

Enzo Robutti

Falling Man (uncredited)
Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)