The American Friend (1977)
Synopsis
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
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Dennis Hopper
as Tom Ripley
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Bruno Ganz
as Jonathan Zimmermann
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Lisa Kreuzer
as Marianne Zimmermann
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Gérard Blain
as Raoul Minot
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Nicholas Ray
as Andrew Pogash Derwatt
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Samuel Fuller
as The American
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Peter Lilienthal
as Marcangelo
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Daniel Schmid
as Samuel Igraham
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Sandy Whitelaw
as Doctor in Paris
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Jean Eustache
as Friendly Man
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Lou Castel
as Rodolphe
- Andreas Dedecke as Daniel Zimmermann
- David Blue as Allan Winter
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Rudolf Schündler
as Gantner
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Gerty Molzen
as Old Lady
- Heinz Joachim Klein as Dr. Gabriel
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Satya De La Manitou
as Angie
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Axel Schiessler
as Lippo
Crew
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Wim Wenders
Director
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Robby Müller
Director of Photography
- Peter Przygodda Editor
- Jürgen Knieper Original Music Composer
- Joachim von Mengershausen Producer
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Wim Wenders
Producer
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Wim Wenders
Screenplay
