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The American Friend (1977)Criterion
Blu-ray · Keep Case
This is the Criterion Blu-ray Keep Case edition of The American Friend (1977).
NR2h 5m
Edition facts
- Format
- Blu-ray
- Distributor
- Criterion
- Case type
- Keep Case
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Rating
- NR
Other editions of The American Friend (1977) (1)
About the film
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.
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer
Production: Road Movies, Wim Wenders Productions, Les Films du Losange, WDR, Moli Films, Filmverlag der Autoren