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
Rosemarie Heinikel
as Mona
Wim Wenders
as Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)
Nicholas Ray
as Derwatt
Satya De La Manitou
as Angie
Enzo Robutti
as Falling Man (uncredited)
Dennis Hopper
as Tom Ripley
Lou Castel
as Rodolphe
Axel Schiessler
as Lippo
Lisa Kreuzer
as Marianne Zimmermann
Peter Lilienthal
as Marcangelo
Sandy Whitelaw
as Doctor in Paris
Rudolf Schündler
as Gantner
Gerty Molzen
as Old Lady
Bruno Ganz
as Jonathan Zimmermann
Gérard Blain
as Raoul Minot
Samuel Fuller
as The American
Daniel Schmid
as Igraham
Jean Eustache
as Friendly Man
