Movie·1977·2h 5m
The American Friend
Country
France
Language
German
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The Story
Original title: Der amerikanische Freund
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.
Producer
Wim Wenders, Renée Gundelach
Cinematography
Robby Müller
Music
Jürgen Knieper
Editor
Peter Przygodda
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Dennis Hopper
Tom Ripley
Bruno Ganz
Jonathan Zimmermann
Lisa Kreuzer
Marianne Zimmermann
Gérard Blain
Raoul Minot
Nicholas Ray
Derwatt
Samuel Fuller
The American
Peter Lilienthal
Marcangelo
Daniel Schmid
Igraham
Sandy Whitelaw
Doctor in Paris
Jean Eustache
Friendly Man
Lou Castel
Rodolphe
Andreas Dedecke
Daniel Zimmermann
David Blue
Allan Winter
Rudolf Schündler
Gantner
Gerty Molzen
Old Lady
Heinz Joachim Klein
Dr. Gabriel
Satya De La Manitou
Angie
Axel Schiessler
Lippo
// crew
Crew
Wim Wenders
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Renée Gundelach
Executive Producer
Joachim von Mengershausen
Producer
Jürgen Knieper
Original Music Composer
Robby Müller
Director of Photography
Peter Przygodda
Editor
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