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The American Friend
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7.1(424 votes)
1977
2h 5m
DramaThrillerCrime
dying and deathnew york cityfriendshiphusband wife relationshipparis, francebased on novel or bookhitmanmunich, germanymale friendshipterminal illness
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.


















































