The American Friend (1977)
Der amerikanische Freund
128 min
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
- May 26, 1977
- Country of origin
- France, Germany
- Music
- Jürgen Knieper
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Trailer
Cast
- Dennis Hopper as Tom Ripley
- Bruno Ganz as Jonathan Zimmermann
- Lisa Kreuzer as Marianne Zimmermann
- Gérard Blain as Raoul Minot
- Nicholas Ray as 'Derwatt'
- Samuel Fuller as Der Amerikaner
- Peter Lilienthal as Marcangelo
- Daniel Schmid as Igraham
- Sandy Whitelaw as Arzt in Paris
- Jean Eustache as Freundlicher Mann
- Lou Castel as Rodolphe
- Rudolf Schündler as Gantner
- Satya De La Manitou as Angie
- Axel Schiessler as Lippo
- Adolf Hansen as Conductor
- Rosemarie Heinikel as Mona
- Enzo Robutti as Falling Man (uncredited)
- Wim Wenders as Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)
Crew
- Wim Wenders · Director
- Patricia Highsmith · Writer
- Wim Wenders · Writer
- Renée Gundelach · Producer
- Wim Wenders · Producer
- Jürgen Knieper · Composer
- Robby Müller · Cinematographer
- Peter Przygodda · Editor