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A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, Metacritic 79/100. Scores higher than 86% of the 1,110 1970s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic79/100
457 audience votes
Key crew
- Wim WendersDirector
- Jürgen KnieperOriginal Music Composer
- Wim WendersScreenplay
Cast
- Dennis HopperTom Ripley
- Bruno GanzJonathan Zimmermann
- Lisa KreuzerMarianne Zimmermann
- Gérard BlainRaoul Minot
- Nicholas RayAndrew Pogash Derwatt
- Samuel FullerThe American
- Peter LilienthalMarcangelo
- Daniel SchmidSamuel Igraham
- Sandy WhitelawDoctor in Paris
- Jean EustacheFriendly Man
- Lou CastelRodolphe
- Andreas DedeckeDaniel Zimmermann
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Themes
dying and deathnew york cityfriendshiphusband wife relationshipparis, francebased on novel or bookhitmanmunich, germanymale friendshipterminal illnessleukemiamurder
The Best Movies of 1977
The American Friend is #18 of 60
