The American Friend

Name: The American Friend
Director: Wim Wenders
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1977-06-24
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain, Nicholas Ray

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

7.1

1977

125 mins

Languages:English, French, German

DramaThrillerCrime

Production:

Road MoviesWim Wenders ProductionsLes Films du Losange