The American Friend
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.
Top Billed Cast
Dennis Hopper
Tom Ripley
Bruno Ganz
Jonathan Zimmermann
Lisa Kreuzer
Marianne Zimmermann
Gérard Blain
Raoul Minot
Nicholas Ray
Derwatt
Featured Crew
Renée Gundelach
Executive Producer
Wim Wenders
Director
Jürgen Knieper
Original Music Composer
Patricia Highsmith
Novel
Robby Müller
Director of Photography
Peter Przygodda
Editor
Wim Wenders
Screenplay
Joachim von Mengershausen
Producer
Heidi Lüdi
Art Direction
Margaret Ménégoz
Line Producer
Wim Wenders
Producer
Toni Lüdi
Art Direction
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