The American Friend

7.1
19772h 5m

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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Cast

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Dennis Hopper

Tom Ripley

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Bruno Ganz

Jonathan Zimmermann

Photo of Lisa Kreuzer

Lisa Kreuzer

Marianne Zimmermann

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Gérard Blain

Raoul Minot

Photo of Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

The American

Photo of Sandy Whitelaw

Sandy Whitelaw

Doctor in Paris

Photo of Jean Eustache

Jean Eustache

Friendly Man

Photo of Lou Castel

Lou Castel

Rodolphe

Photo of Gerty Molzen

Gerty Molzen

Old Lady

Photo of Enzo Robutti

Enzo Robutti

Falling Man (uncredited)

Photo of Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)

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