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Rating: 7.2/10 by 358 users

The American Friend (1977)

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.

Directing:
  • Wim Wenders
  • Emmanuel Clot
  • Fritz Müller-Scherz
  • Philippe Schwartz
  • Gretl Zeilinger
Writing:
  • Wim Wenders
  • Patricia Highsmith
Stars:
Release Date: Fri, Jun 24, 1977

Rating: 7.2/10 by 358 users

Alternative Title:
El amigo americano - ES
L'ami américain - FR
Wim Wenders: Amerika's Vriend in LA - NL
미국인 친구 - KR
미국 친구 - KR
Den amerikanske vennen - NO
SCAN: Draugas iš Amerikos - LT
Med døden som innsats - NO

Country:
France
Germany
Language:
English
Deutsch
Français
Runtime: 02 hour 05 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: dying and death, friendship, paris, france, based on novel or book, hitman, leukemia
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