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The American Friend

1977
Directed byWim Wenders
2h 5m

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 HopperTom RipleyBruno GanzJonathan ZimmermannLisa KreuzerMarianne Zimmermann
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DramaThrillerCrime
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
Road MoviesWim Wenders ProductionsLes Films du LosangeWDR
RATING
7.1

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