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.
Details
- Release date
- 1977-06-24
- Duration
- 02:05
- Categories
- Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Studios
- Road Movies, Wim Wenders Productions, Les Films du Losange, WDR, Moli Films, Filmverlag der Autoren
- Country
- France, Germany, United States of America
- Language
- German, English, French
- Status
- Released
- Original title
- Der amerikanische Freund
- Votes
- 435
Top cast
Dennis Hopper
Bruno Ganz
Lisa Kreuzer
Gérard Blain
Nicholas Ray
Samuel Fuller
Peter Lilienthal
Daniel Schmid
Sandy Whitelaw
Jean Eustache
Create an account to keep watching
You are watching a short preview. Sign up to unlock full playback.