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The American Friend

The American Friend

Drama, Thriller, Crime

2h 5m

June 24, 1977 (48 years ago)

Overview

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Tom Ripley

Birthday: May 17, 1936

41 May 29, 2010 (74)
Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Jonathan Zimmermann

Birthday: March 22, 1941

36 February 16, 2019 (77)
Lisa Kreuzer

Lisa Kreuzer

Marianne Zimmermann

Birthday: December 2, 1945

3179
Gérard Blain

Gérard Blain

Raoul Minot

Birthday: October 23, 1930

46 December 17, 2000 (70)
Nicholas Ray

Nicholas Ray

Derwatt

Birthday: August 7, 1911

65 June 16, 1979 (67)
Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

The American

Birthday: August 12, 1912

64 October 30, 1997 (85)
Peter Lilienthal

Peter Lilienthal

Marcangelo

Birthday: November 27, 1929

47 April 23, 2023 (93)
Daniel Schmid

Daniel Schmid

Igraham

Birthday: December 26, 1941

35 August 5, 2006 (64)
Sandy Whitelaw

Sandy Whitelaw

Doctor in Paris

Birthday: April 28, 1930

47 February 20, 2015 (84)
Jean Eustache

Jean Eustache

Friendly Man

Birthday: November 30, 1938

38 November 5, 1981 (42)