The American Friend (1977)
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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Dennis Hopper
as Tom Ripley
Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and artist. As a young man, Hopper became interested in acting and eventually became a student of the Actors' Studio. H...
Bruno Ganz
as Jonathan Zimmermann
Bruno Ganz (March 22, 1941 – February 16, 2019) was a Swiss actor who debuted at the theatre in 1961 and gained there a good reputation as a solid, young actor. In 1970 he founded with 'Peter Stein' t...
Lisa Kreuzer
as Marianne Zimmermann
Lisa Kreuzer (born Elisabeth Kreuzer; December 2, 1945) is a German television and film actress with credits for appearances in over 120 films and television series.
Kreuzer featured with Dennis Hopp...
Gérard Blain
as Raoul Minot
Gérard Blain (23 October 1930 – 17 December 2000) was a French actor and film director.
Blain appeared in sixty films between 1944 and 2000. He also directed nine films between 1971 and 2000. In 1971...
Nicholas Ray
as Derwatt
Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle; 7 August 1911 – 16 June 1979) was an American film director best known for the films Rebel Without a Cause and Johnny Guitar. Described by the Harvard Fil...
Samuel Fuller
as The American
Samuel Michael Fuller (August 12, 1912 – October 30, 1997) was an American screenwriter, novelist and film director known for low-budget genre movies with controversial themes.
He was born Samuel Mic...
Director
Wim Wenders
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