The American Friend poster

The American Friend

1977-06-24
N/A
7.123 (IMDB)
DramaThrillerCrime
de
Released
Languages:
  • Deutsch
  • English
  • Français

Description:

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.

Dennis Hopper portrait

Dennis Hopper

As Tom Ripley
Bruno Ganz portrait

Bruno Ganz

As Jonathan Zimmermann
Lisa Kreuzer portrait

Lisa Kreuzer

As Marianne Zimmermann
Gérard Blain portrait

Gérard Blain

As Raoul Minot
Nicholas Ray portrait

Nicholas Ray

As Derwatt
Samuel Fuller portrait

Samuel Fuller

As The American
Peter Lilienthal portrait

Peter Lilienthal

As Marcangelo
Daniel Schmid portrait

Daniel Schmid

As Igraham
Sandy Whitelaw portrait

Sandy Whitelaw

As Doctor in Paris
Jean Eustache portrait

Jean Eustache

As Friendly Man
Lou Castel portrait

Lou Castel

As Rodolphe
Andreas Dedecke portrait

Andreas Dedecke

As Daniel Zimmermann
David Blue portrait

David Blue

As Allan Winter
Rudolf Schündler portrait

Rudolf Schündler

As Gantner
Gerty Molzen portrait

Gerty Molzen

As Old Lady
Heinz Joachim Klein portrait

Heinz Joachim Klein

As Dr. Gabriel
Satya De La Manitou portrait

Satya De La Manitou

As Angie
Axel Schiessler portrait

Axel Schiessler

As Lippo
Adolf Hansen portrait

Adolf Hansen

As Conductor
Rosemarie Heinikel portrait

Rosemarie Heinikel

As Mona
Stefan Lennert portrait

Stefan Lennert

As Auctioneer
Heinrich Marmann portrait

Heinrich Marmann

As Man on the Train
Enzo Robutti portrait

Enzo Robutti

As Falling Man (uncredited)
Wim Wenders portrait

Wim Wenders

As Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)

Wim Wenders portrait

Wim Wenders

Director, Screenplay, Producer
Patricia Highsmith portrait

Patricia Highsmith

Novel
Renée Gundelach portrait

Renée Gundelach

Executive Producer
Joachim von Mengershausen portrait

Joachim von Mengershausen

Producer
Jürgen Knieper portrait

Jürgen Knieper

Original Music Composer
Robby Müller portrait

Robby Müller

Director of Photography
Peter Przygodda portrait

Peter Przygodda

Editor
Margaret Ménégoz portrait

Margaret Ménégoz

Line Producer
Heidi Lüdi portrait

Heidi Lüdi

Art Direction
Toni Lüdi portrait

Toni Lüdi

Art Direction
Isolde Nist portrait

Isolde Nist

Costume Design
Evelyn Döhring portrait

Evelyn Döhring

Makeup Artist
Hannelore Uhrmacher portrait

Hannelore Uhrmacher

Makeup Artist
Pierre Cottrell portrait

Pierre Cottrell

Production Manager
Harald Kügler portrait

Harald Kügler

Unit Manager
Michael Wiedemann portrait

Michael Wiedemann

Production Manager
Emmanuel Clot portrait

Emmanuel Clot

Assistant Director
Fritz Müller-Scherz portrait

Fritz Müller-Scherz

Assistant Director
Philippe Schwartz portrait

Philippe Schwartz

First Assistant Director, Location Manager
Peter Braun portrait

Peter Braun

Props
Luigi De Luca portrait

Luigi De Luca

Props
Bernhard Frey portrait

Bernhard Frey

Props
Eckerhard Voggenreiter portrait

Eckerhard Voggenreiter

Props
Milan Bor portrait

Milan Bor

Sound Mixer
Jochen Bärwald portrait

Jochen Bärwald

Sound Assistant
Max Galinsky portrait

Max Galinsky

Sound Mixer
Peter Kaiser portrait

Peter Kaiser

Sound
Maryte Kavaliauskas portrait

Maryte Kavaliauskas

Sound Assistant
Jens-Uwe Laddey portrait

Jens-Uwe Laddey

Sound Assistant
Martin Müller portrait

Martin Müller

Sound Mixer
Theo Nischwitz portrait

Theo Nischwitz

Special Effects
Klaus Schichan portrait

Klaus Schichan

Stunts
Wolfgang Dell portrait

Wolfgang Dell

Lighting Technician
Hans Dreher portrait

Hans Dreher

Grip
Ernst Harinko portrait

Ernst Harinko

Lighting Technician
Ekkehard Heinrich portrait

Ekkehard Heinrich

Lighting Technician
Edward Lachman portrait

Edward Lachman

Assistant Camera
Jean-Claude Le Bras portrait

Jean-Claude Le Bras

Electrician
Robert Morsch portrait

Robert Morsch

Electrician
Tassilo Peik portrait

Tassilo Peik

Lighting Technician
Viktor Sauermann portrait

Viktor Sauermann

Lighting Technician
Martin Schäfer portrait

Martin Schäfer

Assistant Camera
Jacques Steyn portrait

Jacques Steyn

Assistant Camera
Hans Volkmann portrait

Hans Volkmann

Lighting Technician
Andreas Willim portrait

Andreas Willim

Electrician
Gisela Bock portrait

Gisela Bock

Assistant Editor
Ingrid Träutlein-Peer portrait

Ingrid Träutlein-Peer

Assistant Editor
Barbara von Weitershausen portrait

Barbara von Weitershausen

Assistant Editor
Heinz Badewitz portrait

Heinz Badewitz

Location Manager
Pat Kirck portrait

Pat Kirck

Location Manager
Gretl Zeilinger portrait

Gretl Zeilinger

Script Supervisor
Claude Bertonazzi portrait

Claude Bertonazzi

Administration
Harald Vogel portrait

Harald Vogel

Production Assistant

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