Basic Info
Release: June 24, 1977
Runtime: 125 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.1/10 (415 votes)
Status: Released
Videos
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The American Friend
1977
125 min
⭐ 7.1/10
415 votes
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.
Genres
Drama
Thriller
Crime
Production Countries
- France
- Germany
Spoken Languages
- German de
- English en
- French fr
Flatrate
Criterion Channel
Rent
Amazon Video
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Apple TV
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Fandango At Home
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Amazon Video
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Apple TV
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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
Lou Castel
Rodolphe
Andreas Dedecke
Daniel Zimmermann
Crew
Renée Gundelach
Executive Producer
Wim Wenders
Director
Wim Wenders
Screenplay
Joachim von Mengershausen
Producer
Wim Wenders
Producer
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