The American Friend (24/06/1977)
Synopsis
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.
Production
Road Movies, Wim Wenders Productions, Les Films du Losange, WDR, Bavaria Film, Filmverlag der Autoren
Pays de production
France, Germany
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Dennis Hopper
Bruno Ganz
Lisa Kreuzer
Gérard Blain
Nicholas Ray
Samuel Fuller
