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The American Friend

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.

1977 |2h 5m |  Drama, Thriller, Crime

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Cast

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Dennis Hopper

Tom Ripley

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Bruno Ganz

Jonathan Zimmermann

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Lisa Kreuzer

Marianne Zimmermann

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Gérard Blain

Raoul Minot

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Sandy Whitelaw

Doctor in Paris

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Lou Castel

Rodolphe

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Rudolf Schündler

Gantner

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Gerty Molzen

Old Lady

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Satya De La Manitou

Angie

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Axel Schiessler

Lippo

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Rosemarie Heinikel

Mona

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Enzo Robutti

Falling Man (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English, German, French

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