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The American Friend

Genre:DramaThrillerCrime

Released:1977-06-24

Runtime:125

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.


Cast:

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)

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