The American Friend

Release date: Jun 24, 1977

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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Top Cast

Tom Ripley

Jonathan Zimmermann

Marianne Zimmermann

Raoul Minot

Derwatt

The American

Marcangelo

Igraham

Doctor in Paris

Friendly Man

Rodolphe

Daniel Zimmermann

Allan Winter

Gantner

Old Lady

Dr. Gabriel

Angie

Lippo

Conductor

Mona

Auctioneer

Man on the Train

Falling Man (uncredited)

Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)

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