Der American Freund

Der American Freund is a West-German crime movie from 1977 directed by Wim Wenders. The film is based on the novels Ripley's Game (1974) and Ripley Under Ground(1970) by American author Patricia Highsmith. ==Story[ Edit] == The German frame-maker Jonathan Zimmermann gets told he is terminally ill. The American art cheat Tom Ripley, which conducts trade in counterfeit paintings, brings him into contact with the criminal Minot, which Zimmerman offers money to kill a gangster in Paris. Zimmermann refuses at first, but he finally goes in on the offer. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] ==
 * Bruno Ganz: Jonathan Zimmermann
 * Dennis Hopper: Tom Ripley
 * Samuel Fuller: The American
 * Lisa Kreuzer: Marianne Zimmermann
 * Gérard Blain: Minot
 * Andreas Dedecke: Daniel
 * Nicholas Ray: Derwatt
 * Peter Lilienthal: Marcangelo
 * Daniel Schmid: Ingraham
 * Rudolf Schündler: Gantner