Flixtheatre

The American Friend

1977 125 min 7.1

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release Date: 1977-06-24
Production: Road Movies, Wim Wenders Productions, Les Films du Losange, WDR