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The American Friend

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Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The American Friend' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The American Friend' right now, here are some specifics about the Road Movies, Wim Wenders Productions, Les Films du Losange, WDR, Bavaria Film, Filmverlag der Autoren crime flick.

Released September 26th, 1977, 'The American Friend' stars Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain The NR movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 5 min, and received a user score of 72 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 358 well-known users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

'The American Friend' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple iTunes, Criterion Channel, Vudu, and Amazon Video .

'The American Friend' Release Dates

Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting January 7th, 2003 - Buy The American Friend DVD