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The American Friend

MOVIE • 1977

The American Friend

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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.

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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

Andrew Pogash Derwatt

Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

The American

Peter Lilienthal

Peter Lilienthal

Marcangelo

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Daniel Schmid

Samuel Igraham

Sandy Whitelaw

Sandy Whitelaw

Doctor in Paris

Jean Eustache

Jean Eustache

Friendly Man

Lou Castel

Lou Castel

Rodolphe

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Andreas Dedecke

Daniel Zimmermann

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David Blue

Allan Winter

Rudolf Schündler

Rudolf Schündler

Gantner

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June 24, 1977

Runtime

125 min

Language

German

Origin

France

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