The American Friend

The American Friend (1977)

DramaThriller

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.

Director: Wim Wenders
Writer: Wim Wenders

Release Date: 1977-06-24
Status: Released
Run time: 125 min / 2:5
Production Companies : Road Movies, Les Films du Losange, Bavaria Film, Filmverlag der Autoren, Wim Wenders Productions, WDR, Wim Wenders Stiftung
Production Countries: Germany, France

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Casts

Dennis Hopper
Tom Ripley
Bruno Ganz
Jonathan Zimmermann
Lisa Kreuzer
Marianne Zimmermann
Gérard Blain
Raoul Minot
Nicholas Ray
Derwatt
Samuel Fuller
The American
Peter Lilienthal
Marcangelo
Daniel Schmid
Igraham
Sandy Whitelaw
Doctor in Paris
Jean Eustache
Friendly Man
Lou Castel
Rodolphe
Andreas Dedecke
Daniel Zimmermann
David Blue
Allan Winter
Rudolf Schündler
Gantner
Gerty Molzen
Old Lady
Heinz Joachim Klein
Dr. Gabriel
Satya De La Manitou
Angie
Axel Schiessler
Lippo
Adolf Hansen
Conductor
Rosemarie Heinikel
Mona
Stefan Lennert
Auctioneer
Heinrich Marmann
Man on the Train
Enzo Robutti
Falling Man (uncredited)
Wim Wenders
Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)

Crew

Camera Robby Müller Director of Photography
Writing Wim Wenders Screenplay
Directing Wim Wenders Director
Production Wim Wenders Producer
Sound Jürgen Knieper Original Music Composer
Editing Peter Przygodda Editor
Art Heidi Lüdi Art Direction
Production Harald Kügler Unit Manager
Directing Fritz Müller-Scherz Assistant Director
Production Margaret Ménégoz Line Producer
Camera Edward Lachman Assistant Camera
Lighting Andreas Willim Electrician
Sound Milan Bor Sound Mixer
Writing Patricia Highsmith Novel
Sound Martin Müller Sound Mixer
Art Toni Lüdi Art Direction
Production Joachim von Mengershausen Producer
Production Pierre Cottrell Production Manager
Crew Theo Nischwitz Special Effects
Production Renée Gundelach Executive Producer
Production Heinz Badewitz Location Manager
Costume & Make-Up Evelyn Döhring Makeup Artist
Editing Barbara von Weitershausen Assistant Editor
Camera Jacques Steyn Assistant Camera
Production Michael Wiedemann Production Manager
Camera Martin Schäfer Assistant Camera
Crew Klaus Schichan Stunts
Production Philippe Schwartz Location Manager
Directing Philippe Schwartz First Assistant Director
Lighting Wolfgang Dell Lighting Technician
Lighting Jean-Claude Le Bras Electrician
Costume & Make-Up Isolde Nist Costume Design
Art Bernhard Frey Props
Art Peter Braun Props
Directing Emmanuel Clot Assistant Director
Sound Maryte Kavaliauskas Sound Assistant
Production Harald Vogel Production Assistant
Costume & Make-Up Hannelore Uhrmacher Makeup Artist
Sound Max Galinsky Sound Mixer
Art Luigi De Luca Props
Sound Peter Kaiser Sound
Directing Gretl Zeilinger Script Supervisor
Lighting Ekkehard Heinrich Lighting Technician
Editing Gisela Bock Assistant Editor
Production Claude Bertonazzi Administration
Camera Hans Dreher Grip
Art Eckerhard Voggenreiter Props
Sound Jochen Bärwald Sound Assistant
Sound Jens-Uwe Laddey Sound Assistant
Lighting Ernst Harinko Lighting Technician
Lighting Robert Morsch Electrician
Lighting Tassilo Peik Lighting Technician
Lighting Viktor Sauermann Lighting Technician
Lighting Hans Volkmann Lighting Technician
Editing Ingrid Träutlein-Peer Assistant Editor
Production Pat Kirck Location Manager

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