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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.

Top Cast

  • Dennis Hopper

    Dennis Hopper

    Tom Ripley

  • Bruno Ganz

    Bruno Ganz

    Jonathan Zimmermann

  • Lisa Kreuzer

    Lisa Kreuzer

    Marianne Zimmermann

  • Gérard Blain

    Gérard Blain

    Raoul Minot

  • Nicholas Ray

    Nicholas Ray

    Derwatt

  • Samuel Fuller

    Samuel Fuller

    The American

  • Peter Lilienthal

    Peter Lilienthal

    Marcangelo

  • Daniel Schmid

    Daniel Schmid

    Igraham

  • Sandy Whitelaw

    Sandy Whitelaw

    Doctor in Paris

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.

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