The American Friend

The American Friend
1977
★★★★☆ 7.1/10
⏱️ 125 min
📅 Released
🌐 DE
DramaThrillerCrime
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.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Criterion Channel

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Cast

Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
Tom Ripley
Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
Jonathan Zimmermann
Lisa Kreuzer
Lisa Kreuzer
Marianne Zimmermann
Gérard Blain
Gérard Blain
Raoul Minot
Nicholas Ray
Nicholas Ray
Derwatt
Samuel Fuller
Samuel Fuller
The American

Crew

Director
Wim Wenders
Writer
Wim Wenders
Producer
Renée Gundelach, Joachim von Mengershausen, Wim Wenders

Production

Road Movies, Wim Wenders Productions, Les Films du Losange, WDR, Moli Films, Filmverlag der Autoren

Keywords

dying and deathnew york cityfriendshiphusband wife relationshipparis, francebased on novel or bookhitmanmunich, germanymale friendshipterminal illness