MOVIE
The American Friend
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
The American Friend in its release era
Released in 1977, The American Friend sits inside the 1970s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1977-06-24
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB score
- 7.1/10
- Original language
- DE
- Status
- Released
- Production
- France, Germany, United States of America
- Studio
- Road Movies, Wim Wenders Productions, Les Films du Losange
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