The American Friend

The American Friend

24/9/1977 2h 5m 7.1/10

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.

Director

Fritz Müller-Scherz

Top Billed Cast

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Tom Ripley

Nicholas Ray

Nicholas Ray

Derwatt

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Jonathan Zimmermann

Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

The American

Lisa Kreuzer

Lisa Kreuzer

Marianne Zimmermann

Gérard Blain

Gérard Blain

Raoul Minot

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