Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
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.

Run Time

2h 5m

Original Title

Der amerikanische Freund

Genre

Drama, Thriller, Crime

Country

France, Germany, United States of America

Language

English, French, German

Official Release Date

June 24, 1977

Available Via

Streaming on Criterion Channel

Wim Wenders Productions
Moli Films
Filmverlag der Autoren
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