The American Friend

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Dennis Hopper Tom Ripley

Bruno Ganz Jonathan Zimmermann

Lisa Kreuzer Marianne Zimmermann

Gérard Blain Raoul Minot

Nicholas Ray Andrew Pogash Derwatt