
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)
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