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    The American Friend

    125'

    1977-06-24

    7.1

    Drama,Thriller,Crime

    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.

    WritingWim WendersDirectingWim Wenders

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    Cast

    3

    Tom Ripley

    Dennis Hopper

    2

    Jonathan Zimmermann

    Bruno Ganz

    1

    Marianne Zimmermann

    Lisa Kreuzer

    1

    Raoul Minot

    Gérard Blain

    2

    Andrew Pogash Derwatt

    Nicholas Ray

    1

    The American

    Samuel Fuller

    1

    Marcangelo

    Peter Lilienthal

    1

    Samuel Igraham

    Daniel Schmid

    1

    Doctor in Paris

    Sandy Whitelaw

    1

    Friendly Man

    Jean Eustache

    1

    Rodolphe

    Lou Castel

    1

    Daniel Zimmermann

    Andreas Dedecke

    1

    Allan Winter

    David Blue

    1

    Gantner

    Rudolf Schündler

    1

    Old Lady

    Gerty Molzen

    1

    Dr. Gabriel

    Heinz Joachim Klein

    1

    Angie

    Satya De La Manitou

    1

    Lippo

    Axel Schiessler

    1

    Conductor

    Adolf Hansen

    1

    Mona

    Rosemarie Heinikel

    1

    Auctioneer

    Stefan Lennert

    1

    Man on the Train

    Heinrich Marmann

    1

    Falling Man (uncredited)

    Enzo Robutti

    2

    Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)

    Wim Wenders

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. France
      2. Germany
      3. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
      2. French
      3. German
    • List of companies:
      1. Road Movies
      2. Wim Wenders Productions
      3. Les Films du Losange
      4. WDR
      5. Moli Films
      6. Filmverlag der Autoren
    • Vote Count: 469
    • Popularity: 1.9518
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Der amerikanische Freund

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