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Feature Film

The American Friend

7.11977PG-13125 min
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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 - The American Friend cast

Dennis Hopper

Tom Ripley

Bruno Ganz - The American Friend cast

Bruno Ganz

Jonathan Zimmermann

Lisa Kreuzer - The American Friend cast

Lisa Kreuzer

Marianne Zimmermann

Gérard Blain - The American Friend cast

Gérard Blain

Raoul Minot

Nicholas Ray - The American Friend cast

Nicholas Ray

Derwatt

Samuel Fuller - The American Friend cast

Samuel Fuller

The American

Peter Lilienthal - The American Friend cast

Peter Lilienthal

Marcangelo

Daniel Schmid - The American Friend cast

Daniel Schmid

Igraham

Sandy Whitelaw - The American Friend cast

Sandy Whitelaw

Doctor in Paris

Jean Eustache - The American Friend cast

Jean Eustache

Friendly Man

Lou Castel - The American Friend cast

Lou Castel

Rodolphe

N/A

Andreas Dedecke

Daniel Zimmermann

N/A

David Blue

Allan Winter

Rudolf Schündler - The American Friend cast

Rudolf Schündler

Gantner

Gerty Molzen - The American Friend cast

Gerty Molzen

Old Lady

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