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The American Friend (1977)

The American Friend (1977)

Drama Crime Thriller
Release Date: 1977, June 24
Directors: Wim Wenders
Countries: Germany, France, United States of America
Production: Road Movies, Wim Wenders Productions, Les Films du Losange, WDR, WDR, Moli Films, Moli Films, Filmverlag der Autoren, Filmverlag der Autoren
Cast: Enzo Robutti, Rudolf Schündler, Lisa Kreuzer, Dennis Hopper, Sandy Whitelaw, Bruno Ganz, Lou Castel, Gérard Blain, David Blue, Satya De La Manitou, Gerty Molzen, Axel Schiessler

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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