The American Friend
Movie| Title | Der amerikanische Freund |
| User score | 7.2 |
| Release date | Jun 24, 1977 |
| Genre | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
| Director | Wim Wenders |
| Production country | France, Germany |
| Production companies | Road Movies, Wim Wenders Productions, Les Films du Losange, WDR, Bavaria Film, Filmverlag der Autoren |
| Run time | 125 min. |
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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The American Friend (Modern Trailer)
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The American Friend (1977) Original Trailer [HD]
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Wim Wenders on Dennis Hopper and THE AMERICAN FRIEND
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Actors
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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
Lou Castel
Rodolphe
Andreas Dedecke
Daniel Zimmermann
