The American Friend
Der amerikanische Freund
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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▶ Watch now on JustWatch, opens in a new tab- Original title
- Der amerikanische Freund
- Release date
- June 24, 1977
- Original language
- German
- Country
- France, Germany, United States
- Runtime
- 125 minutes
- Studio
- Road Movies, Wim Wenders Productions
- TMDB audience rating
- 7.1 / 10 · 461 votes
- Also known as
- El amigo americano · L'ami américain · Wim Wenders: Amerika's Vriend in LA · 미국인 친구
- Status
- Released
