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Der amerikanische Freund 1977

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.

Directed by: Wim Wenders
Written by: Wim Wenders
Release date: 1977-06-24
Runtime: 125 minutes
Critics score:
89 / 100
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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 
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Also known as:
  • The American Friend
  • El amigo americano
  • L'ami américain
  • Wim Wenders: Amerika's Vriend in LA
  • 미국인 친구
  • SCAN: Draugas iš Amerikos
  • Med døden som innsats