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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.

Director:
Wim Wenders
Country:
FranceGermanyUnited States
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Cast

  • Dennis Hopper

    Tom Ripley

  • Bruno Ganz

    Jonathan Zimmermann

  • Lisa Kreuzer

    Marianne Zimmermann

  • Gérard Blain

    Raoul Minot

  • Nicholas Ray

    Derwatt

  • Samuel Fuller

    The American

  • Peter Lilienthal

    Marcangelo

  • Daniel Schmid

    Igraham

  • Sandy Whitelaw

    Doctor in Paris

  • Jean Eustache

    Friendly Man

  • Lou Castel

    Rodolphe

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    Andreas Dedecke

    Daniel Zimmermann

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    David Blue

    Allan Winter

  • Rudolf Schündler

    Gantner

  • Gerty Molzen

    Old Lady

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    Heinz Joachim Klein

    Dr. Gabriel

  • Satya De La Manitou

    Angie

  • Axel Schiessler

    Lippo

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