The American Friend
- Drama
- Thriller
- Crime
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
Tom Ripley
Bruno Ganz
Jonathan Zimmermann
Lisa Kreuzer
Marianne Zimmermann
Gérard Blain
Raoul Minot
Nicholas Ray
Derwatt
Samuel Fuller
The American
Peter Lilienthal
Marcangelo
Daniel Schmid
Igraham
Sandy Whitelaw
Doctor in Paris
Jean Eustache
Friendly Man
Lou Castel
Rodolphe
- Andreas Dedecke
Andreas Dedecke
Daniel Zimmermann
- David Blue
David Blue
Allan Winter
Rudolf Schündler
Gantner
Gerty Molzen
Old Lady
- Heinz Joachim Klein
Heinz Joachim Klein
Dr. Gabriel
Satya De La Manitou
Angie
Axel Schiessler
Lippo
- Adolf Hansen
Adolf Hansen
Conductor
Rosemarie Heinikel
Mona
- Stefan Lennert
Stefan Lennert
Auctioneer
- Heinrich Marmann
Heinrich Marmann
Man on the Train
Enzo Robutti
Falling Man (uncredited)
Wim Wenders
Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)
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