Title: The American Friend (Der amerikanische Freund)
Release Date: 1977-06-24
IMDB ID: tt0075675
Vote Average: 7.088 (430 votes)
Overview: 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),
Crew: Peter Przygodda (Editor), Wim Wenders (Screenplay), Renée Gundelach (Executive Producer), Joachim von Mengershausen (Producer), Patricia Highsmith (Novel), Jürgen Knieper (Original Music Composer),
Release Date: 1977-06-24
IMDB ID: tt0075675
Vote Average: 7.088 (430 votes)
Overview: 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),
Crew: Peter Przygodda (Editor), Wim Wenders (Screenplay), Renée Gundelach (Executive Producer), Joachim von Mengershausen (Producer), Patricia Highsmith (Novel), Jürgen Knieper (Original Music Composer),