The American Friend
1977 | 125m | German
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Wim Wenders |
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| Writer: | Wim Wenders, Patricia Highsmith |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 24, 1977 |
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| Director: | Wim Wenders |
| Writer: | Wim Wenders, Patricia Highsmith |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | paris, france, new york city, based on novel or book, husband wife relationship, munich, germany, hitman, male friendship, dying and death, friendship, terminal illness, leukemia, dying man, murder, mafia, tape recorder, exploding car, art dealer, hamburg, germany, art auction, west germany, blood disease |
| Production Companies | Road Movies, WDR, Les Films du Losange, Wim Wenders Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Mar 28, 2025 Entered: Mar 28, 2025 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dennis Hopper | Tom Ripley |
| Bruno Ganz | Jonathan Zimmermann |
| Lisa Kreuzer | Marianne Zimmermann |
| Gérard Blain | Raoul Minot |
| Nicholas Ray | Derwatt |
| Samuel Fuller | The American |
| Peter Lilienthal | Marcangelo |
| Daniel Schmid | Igraham |
| Sandy Whitelaw | Doctor in Paris |
| Jean Eustache | Friendly Man |
| Lou Castel | Rodolphe |
| Andreas Dedecke | Daniel Zimmermann |
| David Blue | Allan Winter |
| Rudolf Schündler | Gantner |
| Gerty Molzen | Old Lady |
| Heinz Joachim Klein | Dr. Gabriel |
| Satya De La Manitou | Angie |
| Axel Schiessler | Lippo |
| Adolf Hansen | Conductor |
| Rosemarie Heinikel | Mona |
| Stefan Lennert | Auctioneer |
| Heinrich Marmann | Man on the Train |
| Enzo Robutti | Falling Man (uncredited) |
| Wim Wenders | Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Wim Wenders | Director, Screenplay |
| Patricia Highsmith | Novel |
| Peter Przygodda | Editor |
| Margaret Ménégoz | Line Producer |
| Toni Lüdi | Art Direction |
| Viktor Sauermann | Lighting Technician |
| Philippe Schwartz | Location Manager, First Assistant Director |
| Jürgen Knieper | Original Music Composer |
| Robby Müller | Director of Photography |
| Heidi Lüdi | Art Direction |
| Isolde Nist | Costume Design |
| Martin Schäfer | Assistant Camera |
| Luigi De Luca | Props |
| Gretl Zeilinger | Script Supervisor |
| Heinz Badewitz | Location Manager |
| Harald Kügler | Unit Manager |
| Bernhard Frey | Props |
| Peter Braun | Props |
| Barbara von Weitershausen | Assistant Editor |
| Emmanuel Clot | Assistant Director |
| Jean-Claude Le Bras | Electrician |
| Klaus Schichan | Stunts |
| Hans Dreher | Grip |
| Peter Kaiser | Sound |
| Pierre Cottrell | Production Manager |
| Jochen Bärwald | Sound Assistant |
| Theo Nischwitz | Special Effects |
| Edward Lachman | Assistant Camera |
| Hannelore Uhrmacher | Makeup Artist |
| Ingrid Träutlein-Peer | Assistant Editor |
| Robert Morsch | Electrician |
| Claude Bertonazzi | Administration |
| Andreas Willim | Electrician |
| Fritz Müller-Scherz | Assistant Director |
| Evelyn Döhring | Makeup Artist |
| Eckerhard Voggenreiter | Props |
| Ekkehard Heinrich | Lighting Technician |
| Gisela Bock | Assistant Editor |
| Jens-Uwe Laddey | Sound Assistant |
| Michael Wiedemann | Production Manager |
| Ernst Harinko | Lighting Technician |
| Martin Müller | Sound Mixer |
| Wolfgang Dell | Lighting Technician |
| Milan Bor | Sound Mixer |
| Max Galinsky | Sound Mixer |
| Maryte Kavaliauskas | Sound Assistant |
| Tassilo Peik | Lighting Technician |
| Hans Volkmann | Lighting Technician |
| Pat Kirck | Location Manager |
| Jacques Steyn | Assistant Camera |
| Harald Vogel | Production Assistant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joachim von Mengershausen | Producer |
| Renée Gundelach | Executive Producer |
| Wim Wenders | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 26 | 47 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 655 | 670 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 796 | 874 |