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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.
The American Friend is a film that explores themes of dying and death, new york city, friendship. It also touches on husband wife relationship and paris, france and based on novel or book.
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Director
Wim Wenders
Cast
Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain, Nicholas Ray, Samuel Fuller, Peter Lilienthal, Daniel Schmid, Sandy Whitelaw, Jean Eustache
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The American Friend
You can stream The American Friend (1977) on YouTube TV with a subscription.
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7.1/10
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88%
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Director
Wim Wenders
Cast
Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain, Nicholas Ray, Samuel Fuller, Peter Lilienthal, Daniel Schmid, Sandy Whitelaw, Jean Eustache
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dying and death · new york city · friendship · husband wife relationship · paris, france · based on novel or book · hitman · munich, germany · male friendship · terminal illness
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