The American Friend
Der amerikanische Freund
Release: 1977-06-24
·Runtime: 125m
·★ 7.1
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.
Production Countries
France
Germany
Production Companies
Road Movies
Wim Wenders Productions
Les Films du Losange
WDR
Moli Films
Filmverlag der Autoren
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Bruno Ganz
as Jonathan Zimmermann
Nicholas Ray
as Derwatt
Satya De La Manitou
as Angie
Lisa Kreuzer
as Marianne Zimmermann
Peter Lilienthal
as Marcangelo
Jean Eustache
as Friendly Man
Lou Castel
as Rodolphe
Gerty Molzen
as Old Lady
Axel Schiessler
as Lippo
Dennis Hopper
as Tom Ripley
Sandy Whitelaw
as Doctor in Paris
Rosemarie Heinikel
as Mona
Enzo Robutti
as Falling Man (uncredited)
Wim Wenders
as Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)
Rudolf Schündler
as Gantner
Gérard Blain
as Raoul Minot
Samuel Fuller
as The American
Daniel Schmid
as Igraham
