The American Friend

The American Friend (1977)


  • Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
  • Release Date: 1977-06-24
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 366 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 5min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Road Movies
  • Production Country: France, Germany
  • Director: Wim Wenders
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Summary

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.

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  • Dennis Hopper

    as Tom Ripley

  • Bruno Ganz

    as Jonathan Zimmermann

  • Lisa Kreuzer

    as Marianne Zimmermann

  • Gérard Blain

    as Raoul Minot

  • Nicholas Ray

    as Derwatt

  • Samuel Fuller

    as The American

  • Peter Lilienthal

    as Marcangelo

  • Daniel Schmid

    as Igraham

  • Sandy Whitelaw

    as Doctor in Paris

  • Jean Eustache

    as Friendly Man

  • Lou Castel

    as Rodolphe

  • Andreas Dedecke

    as Daniel Zimmermann

  • David Blue

    as Allan Winter

  • Rudolf Schündler

    as Gantner

  • Gerty Molzen

    as Old Lady

  • Heinz Joachim Klein

    as Dr. Gabriel

  • Satya De La Manitou

    as Angie

  • Axel Schiessler

    as Lippo

  • Adolf Hansen

    as Conductor

  • Rosemarie Heinikel

    as Mona

  • Stefan Lennert

    as Auctioneer

  • Heinrich Marmann

    as Man on the Train

  • Enzo Robutti

    as Falling Man (uncredited)

  • Wim Wenders

    as Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)
Production Renée Gundelach Executive Producer
Directing Wim Wenders Director
Sound Jürgen Knieper Original Music Composer
Writing Patricia Highsmith Novel
Camera Robby Müller Director of Photography
Editing Peter Przygodda Editor
Writing Wim Wenders Screenplay
Production Joachim von Mengershausen Producer
Art Heidi Lüdi Art Direction
Production Margaret Ménégoz Line Producer
Production Wim Wenders Producer
Art Toni Lüdi Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Isolde Nist Costume Design
Lighting Viktor Sauermann Lighting Technician
Camera Martin Schäfer Assistant Camera
Production Philippe Schwartz Location Manager
Art Luigi De Luca Props
Lighting Andreas Willim Electrician
Directing Gretl Zeilinger Script Supervisor
Directing Fritz Müller-Scherz Assistant Director
Production Heinz Badewitz Location Manager
Costume & Make-Up Evelyn Döhring Makeup Artist
Production Harald Kügler Unit Manager
Directing Philippe Schwartz First Assistant Director
Art Bernhard Frey Props
Art Eckerhard Voggenreiter Props
Art Peter Braun Props
Lighting Ekkehard Heinrich Lighting Technician
Editing Barbara von Weitershausen Assistant Editor
Editing Gisela Bock Assistant Editor
Directing Emmanuel Clot Assistant Director
Sound Jens-Uwe Laddey Sound Assistant
Lighting Jean-Claude Le Bras Electrician
Production Michael Wiedemann Production Manager
Crew Klaus Schichan Stunts
Lighting Ernst Harinko Lighting Technician
Camera Hans Dreher Grip
Sound Martin Müller Sound Mixer
Sound Peter Kaiser Sound
Lighting Wolfgang Dell Lighting Technician
Production Pierre Cottrell Production Manager
Sound Milan Bor Sound Mixer
Sound Jochen Bärwald Sound Assistant
Sound Max Galinsky Sound Mixer
Crew Theo Nischwitz Special Effects
Sound Maryte Kavaliauskas Sound Assistant
Camera Edward Lachman Assistant Camera
Lighting Tassilo Peik Lighting Technician
Costume & Make-Up Hannelore Uhrmacher Makeup Artist
Lighting Hans Volkmann Lighting Technician
Editing Ingrid Träutlein-Peer Assistant Editor
Production Pat Kirck Location Manager
Lighting Robert Morsch Electrician
Camera Jacques Steyn Assistant Camera
Production Claude Bertonazzi Administration
Production Harald Vogel Production Assistant

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