The American Friend

• 7.2 Drama
• 1977-06-24
• 125 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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)

Director:

Wim Wenders

Writer:

Wim Wenders