The American Friend
The American Friend

The American Friend (1977)

PG-136/24/1977Drama, Thriller, Crime2h 5m
71%
User
Score

Overview

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.

Wim Wenders

Director

Joachim von Mengershausen

Producer

Jürgen Knieper

Composer