Release Date
1977-06-24
Status
Released
Original Title
Der amerikanische Freund
Runtime
2h 5m
Original Language
DE
Production Countries
France, Germany, United States of America
Production Companies
Road Movies, Wim Wenders Productions, Les Films du Losange, WDR, Moli Films, Filmverlag der Autoren
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.
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