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The American Friend (1977)

The American Friend poster

Drama, Thriller, Crime / 125 min / NR

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.

Director: Wim Wenders

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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 Peter Lilienthal Peter Lilienthal Marcangelo Daniel Schmid Daniel Schmid Igraham

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Cast 24

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
Peter Lilienthal
Peter Lilienthal Marcangelo
Daniel Schmid
Daniel Schmid Igraham
Sandy Whitelaw
Sandy Whitelaw Doctor in Paris
Jean Eustache
Jean Eustache Friendly Man
Lou Castel
Lou Castel Rodolphe
Andreas Dedecke Daniel Zimmermann
David Blue
David Blue Allan Winter
Rudolf Schündler
Rudolf Schündler Gantner
Gerty Molzen
Gerty Molzen Old Lady
Heinz Joachim Klein
Heinz Joachim Klein Dr. Gabriel
Satya De La Manitou
Satya De La Manitou Angie
Axel Schiessler
Axel Schiessler Lippo
Adolf Hansen Conductor
Rosemarie Heinikel
Rosemarie Heinikel Mona
Stefan Lennert Auctioneer
Heinrich Marmann
Heinrich Marmann Man on the Train
Enzo Robutti
Enzo Robutti Falling Man (uncredited)
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)

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