The American Friend

Overview

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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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
Derwatt
Samuel Fuller
Samuel Fuller
The American
Peter Lilienthal
Peter Lilienthal
Marcangelo
Daniel Schmid
Daniel Schmid
Igraham
Sandy Whitelaw
Sandy Whitelaw
Doctor in Paris
Jean Eustache
Friendly Man
Lou Castel
Lou Castel
Rodolphe
Andreas Dedecke
Daniel Zimmermann

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