Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Der amerikanische Freund
Status
released
Original Language
de

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Production Companies

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Wim Wenders Productions
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Moli Films
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