

Der amerikanische Freund
June 24, 1977
2h 5m
DE
Wim Wenders
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.

Dennis Hopper
Tom Ripley

Bruno Ganz
Jonathan Zimmermann

Lisa Kreuzer
Marianne Zimmermann

Gérard Blain
Raoul Minot


Wim Wenders, Patricia Highsmith
440

Nicholas Ray
Derwatt

Samuel Fuller
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Peter Lilienthal
Marcangelo

Daniel Schmid
Igraham

Sandy Whitelaw
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Jean Eustache
Friendly Man

Road Movies
DE
Wim Wenders Productions
DE

Les Films du Losange
FR

WDR
DE
Moli Films
N/A
Filmverlag der Autoren
DE