The American Friend

Original title: Der amerikanische Freund

1977 ★ 7.1 TMDB 125 min NR IMDb TMDB German Wim Wenders

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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