
The American Friend
Tom Ripley, an American art-forger, is slighted at a Hamburg auction by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When gangster Raoul Minot enlists him to kill a rival, Ripley suggests Zimmerman, and the two exploit Zimmerman's terminal illness to coerce him into becoming a hitman.
Director(s)
Nicholas Ray
Samuel Fuller
Peter Lilienthal
Daniel Schmid
Jean Eustache
Wim Wenders
Gretl Zeilinger
Fritz Müller-Scherz
Philippe Schwartz
Emmanuel Clot
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GenresDrama, Thriller, Crime
Runtime2h 5 mins
Released on24 Jun 1977
Languagede
Age RatingNR
Produced InFrance




















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