The American Friend (1977)
Drama, Thriller, Crime
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
The 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
Adolf Hansen
Conductor
Rosemarie Heinikel
Mona
Stefan Lennert
Auctioneer
Heinrich Marmann
Man on the Train
Enzo Robutti
Falling Man (uncredited)
Wim Wenders
Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)
Videos
- The American Friend (1977) Original Trailer [HD]
- Wim Wenders on Dennis Hopper and THE AMERICAN FRIEND
- AFS PRESENTS: THE AMERICAN FRIEND
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