About The American Friend
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.
Movie details
- Release date
- 1977-06-24
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Rating
- 7.1/10 (441 votes)
- Language
- DE
- Country
- France, Germany, United States of America
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Writer
- Wim Wenders
Cast
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