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The American Friend   1977         N/R, 127 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller aka: Der Amerikanische Freund Director: Wim Wenders   Cast: Bruno Ganz, Dennis Hopper, Lisa Kreuzer, Gerard Blain, Nicholas Ray, Samuel Fuller, Jean Eustache, Peter Lilienthal, Daniel Schmid, Rudolf Schundler, Sandy Whitelaw, Lou Castel, Heinz Joachim Klein, David Blue, Rosemarie Heinikel   This psychological thriller stars Dennis Hopper as Tom Ripley who sells forged paintings. Jonathan Zimmerman (Bruno Ganz) suffers from a fatal illness, and Ripley persuades him to become the paid killer of a French Mafioso. Zimmerman plans to use the money to support his family after his death. But, one murder leads to another. Cast Bruno Ganz Jonathan Zimmermann Dennis Hopper Tom Ripley Lisa Kreuzer Marianne Zimmermann Gerard Blain Raoul Minot Nicholas Ray Derwatt Samuel Fuller American Mobster Jean Eustache Friendly Man Peter Lilienthal Marcangelo Daniel Schmid Ingraham Rudolf Schundler Gantner Sandy Whitelaw Doctor in Paris Lou Castel Rodolphe Heinz Joachim Klein Dr. Gabriel David Blue Allan Winter Rosemarie Heinikel Mona

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