The American Friend
dir. Wim Wenders
77
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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.
Critics consensus
The American Friend is a slow burning existential thriller that does justice to the Patricia Highsmith source novel.
Directed byWim Wenders
StarringDennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain, Nicholas Ray, Samuel Fuller
Written byWim Wenders
CinematographyRobby Müller
EditingPeter Przygodda
MusicJürgen Knieper
The American Friend
1977 · NR · 2h 5m
Drama, Thriller, Crime
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.
Our Verdict
77
Critics Consensus
The American Friend is a slow burning existential thriller that does justice to the Patricia Highsmith source novel.
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