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The American Friend

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1977-06-24

Runtime: 125 mins

Director: Wim Wenders

Spoken language: English, Français, Deutsch

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime

Original title: The American Friend

Production Companies: Road Movies, Wim Wenders Productions, Les Films du Losange, WDR, Moli Films, Filmverlag der Autoren

Production Countries: France, Germany

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