The American Friend (1977)

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Audience Score
72
The American Friend
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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.

Movie Details

On DVD & Blu-ray:January 7th, 2003 - Buy DVD
Original Language:German
Executive Producers:Renée Gundelach
Production Companies:Road Movies, Wim Wenders Productions, Les Films du Losange, WDR
Movie Tags:friendship, hitman