The American Friend
Der amerikanische Freund
19772ч 5мин
(436)
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
Details
Basic Info
StatusReleased
Release DateJune 24, 1977
Original Languagede
Statistics
Vote Count436
Popularity2
Languages
GermanEnglishFrench
Production Countries
FranceGermanyUnited States of America
Production Companies
Road Movies
Wim Wenders Productions
Les Films du Losange
WDR
Moli Films
Crew
Writers
Wim Wenders
Producers
Renée Gundelach
Joachim von Mengershausen
Wim Wenders
Composer
Jürgen Knieper
Cinematography
Robby Müller
Editor
Peter Przygodda
Keywords
dying and deathnew york cityfriendshiphusband wife relationshipparis, francebased on novel or bookhitmanmunich, germanymale friendshipterminal illnessleukemiadying manmurdermafiatape recorderexploding carart dealerhamburg, germanyart auctionwest germanyblood disease
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
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Andreas Dedecke
Daniel Zimmermann
