The American Friend
1977/06/24 (US) | 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.
Wim Wenders
Screenplay
Wim Wenders
Director
Lead 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
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Road Movies
- Wim Wenders Productions
- Les Films du Losange
- WDR
Crews
Peter Przygodda
Editor
Renée Gundelach
Executive Producer
Joachim von Mengershausen
Producer
Patricia Highsmith
Novel
Jürgen Knieper
Original Music Composer
Robby Müller
Director of Photography