Genres
Duration
125 min
Director
Wim Wenders
Rating
7.1
Release Date
June 24, 1977
The American Friend
Original title: Der amerikanische Freund
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Criterion ChannelSynopsis
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.
The American Friend cast
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Dennis Hopper
Character:
Tom Ripley
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Bruno Ganz
Character:
Jonathan Zimmermann
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Lisa Kreuzer
Character:
Marianne Zimmermann
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Gérard Blain
Character:
Raoul Minot
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Nicholas Ray
Character:
Derwatt
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Samuel Fuller
Character:
The American
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Peter Lilienthal
Character:
Marcangelo
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Daniel Schmid
Character:
Igraham
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Sandy Whitelaw
Character:
Doctor in Paris
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Jean Eustache
Character:
Friendly Man
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Lou Castel
Character:
Rodolphe
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Andreas Dedecke
Character:
Daniel Zimmermann
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David Blue
Character:
Allan Winter
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Rudolf Schündler
Character:
Gantner
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Gerty Molzen
Character:
Old Lady
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Heinz Joachim Klein
Character:
Dr. Gabriel
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Satya De La Manitou
Character:
Angie
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Axel Schiessler
Character:
Lippo
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Adolf Hansen
Character:
Conductor
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Rosemarie Heinikel
Character:
Mona
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Stefan Lennert
Character:
Auctioneer
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Heinrich Marmann
Character:
Man on the Train
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Enzo Robutti
Character:
Falling Man (uncredited)
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Wim Wenders
Character:
Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)
