The American Friend(1977)

71

2h 5m

  • 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.

Cast

  • Dennis Hopper

    Dennis Hopper

    Tom Ripley

  • Bruno Ganz

    Bruno Ganz

    Jonathan Zimmermann

  • Lisa Kreuzer

    Lisa Kreuzer

    Marianne Zimmermann

  • Gérard Blain

    Gérard Blain

    Raoul Minot

  • Nicholas Ray

    Nicholas Ray

    Derwatt

  • Samuel Fuller

    Samuel Fuller

    The American

  • Peter Lilienthal

    Peter Lilienthal

    Marcangelo

  • Daniel Schmid

    Daniel Schmid

    Igraham

  • Sandy Whitelaw

    Sandy Whitelaw

    Doctor in Paris

  • Jean Eustache

    Jean Eustache

    Friendly Man

  • Lou Castel

    Lou Castel

    Rodolphe

  • Rudolf Schündler

    Rudolf Schündler

    Gantner

  • Gerty Molzen

    Gerty Molzen

    Old Lady

  • Satya De La Manitou

    Satya De La Manitou

    Angie

  • Axel Schiessler

    Axel Schiessler

    Lippo

  • Rosemarie Heinikel

    Rosemarie Heinikel

    Mona

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    Status

    Released (Jun 24, 1977)

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