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The American Friend (1977)

Jun 24, 1977 · 2h 5m

7.1/10 TMDB user score
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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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Top 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 Andrew Pogash Derwatt
  • Samuel Fuller Samuel Fuller The American
  • Peter Lilienthal Peter Lilienthal Marcangelo
  • Daniel Schmid Samuel Igraham
  • Sandy Whitelaw Sandy Whitelaw Doctor in Paris
  • Jean Eustache Jean Eustache Friendly Man
  • Lou Castel Lou Castel Rodolphe
  • Andreas Dedecke Daniel Zimmermann
  • David Blue Allan Winter
  • Rudolf Schündler Rudolf Schündler Gantner
  • Gerty Molzen Gerty Molzen Old Lady
  • Heinz Joachim Klein Dr. Gabriel

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