Country
France
Date
May 26, 1977
Note
Cannes Film Festival
2h 5min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Genres
DramaThrillerCrime
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Der amerikanische Freund |
| Lingua originale | Deutsch (DE) |
| Lingue parlate | Deutsch, English, Français |
| Paesi di produzione | France, Germany, United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Road Movies, Wim Wenders Productions, Les Films du Losange, WDR, Moli Films, Filmverlag der Autoren |
| Data di uscita | 24 giugno 1977 |
| Exec. Producer | Renée Gundelach |
| Producer | Joachim von Mengershausen, Margaret Ménégoz, Wim Wenders |
| Writer | Patricia Highsmith, Wim Wenders |
| Editors | Peter Przygodda, Barbara von Weitershausen, Gisela Bock, Ingrid Träutlein-Peer |
| Cinematography | Robby Müller, Martin Schäfer, Hans Dreher, Edward Lachman, Jacques Steyn |
| Asst. Directors | Fritz Müller-Scherz, Philippe Schwartz, Emmanuel Clot, Wim Wenders, Gretl Zeilinger |
| Lighting | Viktor Sauermann, Andreas Willim, Ekkehard Heinrich, Jean-Claude Le Bras, Ernst Harinko, Wolfgang Dell, Tassilo Peik, Hans Volkmann, Robert Morsch |
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| Camera Operators | Robby Müller, Martin Schäfer, Hans Dreher, Edward Lachman, Jacques Steyn |
| Add. Photography | Robby Müller, Martin Schäfer, Hans Dreher, Edward Lachman, Jacques Steyn |
| Production Design | Heidi Lüdi, Toni Lüdi, Luigi De Luca, Bernhard Frey, Eckerhard Voggenreiter, Peter Braun |
| Art Direction | Heidi Lüdi, Toni Lüdi, Luigi De Luca, Bernhard Frey, Eckerhard Voggenreiter, Peter Braun |
| Set Decoration | Heidi Lüdi, Toni Lüdi, Luigi De Luca, Bernhard Frey, Eckerhard Voggenreiter, Peter Braun |
| Special Effects | Theo Nischwitz |
| Stunts | Klaus Schichan |
| Composer | Jürgen Knieper, Jens-Uwe Laddey, Martin Müller, Peter Kaiser, Milan Bor, Jochen Bärwald, Max Galinsky, Maryte Kavaliauskas |
| Sound | Jürgen Knieper, Jens-Uwe Laddey, Martin Müller, Peter Kaiser, Milan Bor, Jochen Bärwald, Max Galinsky, Maryte Kavaliauskas |
| Costume Design | Isolde Nist, Evelyn Döhring, Hannelore Uhrmacher |
| Makeup | Evelyn Döhring, Hannelore Uhrmacher, Isolde Nist |
| Hairstyling | Isolde Nist, Evelyn Döhring, Hannelore Uhrmacher |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
United States
Date
Sep 24, 1977
Note
New York Film Festival
Country
India
Date
Feb 07, 2025
Note
The India Tour
Country
Thailand
Date
Oct 12, 2025
Note
Bangkok International Film Festival
Limited release
Country
Denmark
Date
Jun 24, 1977
Certification
15
Country
Finland
Date
Jun 24, 1977
Certification
K-16
Country
Sweden
Date
Jun 24, 1977
Certification
15
Country
United States
Date
Sep 26, 1977
Certification
NR
Theatrical release
Country
Germany
Date
Jun 24, 1977
Certification
16
Country
France
Date
Sep 28, 1977
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Sep 28, 1977
Note
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Country
Japan
Date
Oct 11, 1977
Certification
G
Physical media
Country
France
Date
Jan 08, 2003
Note
DVD
Country
Netherlands
Date
Nov 04, 2010
Certification
16
Note
DVD
TV
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jun 05, 2010
Certification
16
Note
Nederland 2
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