MOVIE · 1977
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.
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Story
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
Featured cast
Dennis HopperTom Ripley
Bruno GanzJonathan Zimmermann
Lisa KreuzerMarianne Zimmermann
Gérard BlainRaoul Minot
Nicholas RayAndrew Pogash Derwatt
Samuel FullerThe American
Peter LilienthalMarcangeloDaniel SchmidSamuel Igraham
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