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The American Friend
The American Friend
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The American Friend
1977
2h 5m
7.1(403 votes)
Drama
Thriller
Crime

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.

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Les Films du Losange
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Cast & Crew

24 members
Acting

Dennis Hopper

Tom Ripley

Dennis Hopper
Acting

Bruno Ganz

Jonathan Zimmermann

Bruno Ganz
Acting

Lisa Kreuzer

Marianne Zimmermann

Lisa Kreuzer
Acting

Gérard Blain

Raoul Minot

Gérard Blain
Directing

Nicholas Ray

Derwatt

Nicholas Ray
Directing

Samuel Fuller

The American

Samuel Fuller
Directing

Peter Lilienthal

Marcangelo

Peter Lilienthal
Directing

Daniel Schmid

Igraham

Daniel Schmid
Acting

Sandy Whitelaw

Doctor in Paris

Sandy Whitelaw
Directing

Jean Eustache

Friendly Man

Jean Eustache
Acting

Lou Castel

Rodolphe

Lou Castel
Acting

Andreas Dedecke

Daniel Zimmermann

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Acting

David Blue

Allan Winter

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Acting

Rudolf Schündler

Gantner

Rudolf Schündler
Acting

Gerty Molzen

Old Lady

Gerty Molzen
Acting

Heinz Joachim Klein

Dr. Gabriel

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Acting

Satya De La Manitou

Angie

Satya De La Manitou
Acting

Axel Schiessler

Lippo

Axel Schiessler
Acting

Adolf Hansen

Conductor

No Image
Acting

Rosemarie Heinikel

Mona

Rosemarie Heinikel
Acting

Stefan Lennert

Auctioneer

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Acting

Heinrich Marmann

Man on the Train

No Image
Acting

Enzo Robutti

Falling Man (uncredited)

Enzo Robutti
Directing

Wim Wenders

Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)

Wim Wenders

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