The American Friend
Wim Wenders1977-06-24
7.2
125 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Dennis Hopper | Tom Ripley | Unowned |
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Bruno Ganz | Jonathan Zimmermann | Unowned |
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Lisa Kreuzer | Marianne Zimmermann | Unowned |
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Gérard Blain | Raoul Minot | Unowned |
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Nicholas Ray | Derwatt | Unowned |
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Samuel Fuller | The American | Unowned |
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Peter Lilienthal | Marcangelo | Unowned |
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Daniel Schmid | Igraham | Unowned |
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Sandy Whitelaw | Doctor in Paris | Unowned |
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Jean Eustache | Friendly Man | Unowned |
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Lou Castel | Rodolphe | Unowned |
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Andreas Dedecke | Daniel Zimmermann | Unowned |
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David Blue | Allan Winter | Unowned |
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Rudolf Schündler | Gantner | Unowned |
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Gerty Molzen | Old Lady | Unowned |
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Heinz Joachim Klein | Dr. Gabriel | Unowned |
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Satya De La Manitou | Angie | Unowned |
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Axel Schiessler | Lippo | Unowned |
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Adolf Hansen | Conductor | Unowned |
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Rosemarie Heinikel | Mona | Unowned |
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Stefan Lennert | Auctioneer | Unowned |
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Heinrich Marmann | Man on the Train | Unowned |
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Enzo Robutti | Falling Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Wim Wenders | Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited) | Unowned |