The American Friend (1977)

1977 · 125 min · 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.

Directed by Wim Wenders. Starring Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain and Nicholas Ray.

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