IMDb
7.4 /10
21k votes


Drama · Thriller · Crime · 1977 · 2h 5min
Der amerikanische Freund
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.
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Road MoviesWim Wenders Productions
Les Films du Losange
WDRMoli FilmsFilmverlag der AutorenAFS PRESENTS: THE AMERICAN FRIEND
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IMDb
7.4 /10
21k votes
Rotten Tomatoes
The tomato isn't ripe
Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
7.1 /10
439 votes
Letterboxd
8.1 /10
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Weighted average
7.5/10