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The American Friend
Released: June 24, 1977 (1977)
Runtime: 125 minutes
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Rudolf Schündler as Gantner
Age at release: 71
- Gerty Molzen as Old Lady
Age at release: 71
- Sandy Whitelaw as Doctor in Paris
Age at release: 47
- Gérard Blain as Raoul Minot
Age at release: 46
- Dennis Hopper as Tom Ripley
Age at release: 41
- Bruno Ganz as Jonathan Zimmermann
Age at release: 36
- David Blue as Allan Winter
Age at release: 36
- Lou Castel as Rodolphe
Age at release: 34
- Lisa Kreuzer as Marianne Zimmermann
Age at release: 31
- Andreas Dedecke as Daniel Zimmermann
Age at release: Unknown
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- Enzo Robutti as Falling Man (uncredited)
Age at release: 43
- Rosemarie Heinikel as Mona
Age at release: 31
- Heinz Joachim Klein as Dr. Gabriel
Age at release: Unknown
- Satya De La Manitou as Angie
Age at release: Unknown
- Axel Schiessler as Lippo
Age at release: Unknown
- Adolf Hansen as Conductor
Age at release: Unknown
- Stefan Lennert as Auctioneer
Age at release: Unknown
- Heinrich Marmann as Man on the Train
Age at release: Unknown