The American Friend

The American Friend

1977
2h 5m
7.1

7.1/10

469 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Thriller Crime
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.

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Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Road Movies Wim Wenders Productions Les Films du Losange WDR Moli Films Filmverlag der Autoren
Production Countries
France Germany United States of America
Spoken Languages
English French German

Keywords

dying and death new york city friendship husband wife relationship paris, france based on novel or book hitman munich, germany male friendship terminal illness leukemia murder mafia tape recorder exploding car art dealer hamburg, germany art auction west germany blood disease dying man commits crime

Quick Facts

Original Title Der amerikanische Freund
Release Date June 24, 1977
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0075675

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

Andrew Pogash Derwatt

Samuel Fuller
Samuel Fuller

The American

Peter Lilienthal
Peter Lilienthal

Marcangelo

Daniel Schmid
Daniel Schmid

Samuel Igraham

Sandy Whitelaw
Sandy Whitelaw

Doctor in Paris

Jean Eustache
Jean Eustache

Friendly Man

Lou Castel
Lou Castel

Rodolphe

Andreas Dedecke
Andreas Dedecke

Daniel Zimmermann

Key Crew

Renée Gundelach
Executive Producer
Wim Wenders
Director
Wim Wenders
Screenplay
Joachim von Mengershausen
Producer
Wim Wenders
Producer