The American Friend (1977)

06/24/1977 2h 5m

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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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Cast Ages at Release

Dennis Hopper

as Tom Ripley

Born 05/17/1936

Died 05/29/2010, age

Bruno Ganz

as Jonathan Zimmermann

Born 03/22/1941

Died 02/16/2019, age

Wim Wenders

as Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)

Born 08/14/1945, age