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The American Friend (1977)

24/06/1977 (FR)•Drama, Thriller, Crime•2h 5m
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Dennis Hopper

      Dennis Hopper

      Tom Ripley

    2. Bruno Ganz

      Bruno Ganz

      Jonathan Zimmermann

    3. Lisa Kreuzer

      Lisa Kreuzer

      Marianne Zimmermann

    4. Gérard Blain

      Gérard Blain

      Raoul Minot

    5. Nicholas Ray

      Nicholas Ray

      Derwatt

    6. Samuel Fuller

      Samuel Fuller

      The American

    7. Peter Lilienthal

      Peter Lilienthal

      Marcangelo

    8. Daniel Schmid

      Daniel Schmid

      Igraham

    9. Sandy Whitelaw

      Sandy Whitelaw

      Doctor in Paris

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    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageGerman

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    Keywords

    • dying and death
    • new york city
    • friendship
    • husband wife relationship
    • paris, france
    • based on novel or book
    • hitman
    • munich, germany
    • male friendship
    • terminal illness
    • leukemia
    • dying man
    • murder
    • mafia
    • tape recorder
    • exploding car
    • art dealer
    • hamburg, germany
    • art auction
    • west germany
    • blood disease

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