The American Friend (1977)
by Wim Wenders
125 minute runtime
| Watched | June 19, 2025 by 👫 |
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| Genres | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
| Released | June 24, 1977 |
| Links | TMDB (7.1), IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes |
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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