Poster of The American Friend

The American Friend

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.

Release Date: 1977-06-24

Original Language: de

Genres: Drama Thriller Crime

Rating:

Popularity:

9.541

Cast Members

Dennis Hopper

Tom Ripley

Bruno Ganz

Jonathan Zimmermann

Lisa Kreuzer

Marianne Zimmermann

Gérard Blain

Raoul Minot

Samuel Fuller

The American

Sandy Whitelaw

Doctor in Paris

Jean Eustache

Friendly Man

Lou Castel

Rodolphe

Andreas Dedecke

Daniel Zimmermann

David Blue

Allan Winter

Adolf Hansen

Conductor

Stefan Lennert

Auctioneer

Heinrich Marmann

Man on the Train

Enzo Robutti

Falling Man (uncredited)

Wim Wenders

Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)