Drama ·Thriller ·Crime · France · 1977 · 2h 5m

The American Friend

Der amerikanische Freund

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Director
Wim Wenders
Cast
Dennis Hopper as Tom Ripley Bruno Ganz as Jonathan Zimmermann Lisa Kreuzer as Marianne Zimmermann Gérard Blain as Raoul Minot Nicholas Ray as Derwatt Samuel Fuller as The American
Crew
Robby Müller — Director of Photography Peter Przygodda — Editor Jürgen Knieper — Original Music Composer Wim Wenders — Screenplay Patricia Highsmith — Novel Joachim von Mengershausen — Producer
Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
dying and deathnew york cityfriendshiphusband wife relationshipparis, francebased on novel or bookhitmanmunich, germanymale friendshipterminal illnessleukemiadying man
Key Collaborators
Wim Wenders Director Robby Müller Director of Photography Peter Przygodda Editor Jürgen Knieper Original Music Composer Wim Wenders Screenplay Patricia Highsmith Novel Joachim von Mengershausen Producer Wim Wenders Producer Isolde Nist Costume Design
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