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Where to Watch The American Friend (1977) in the US
- 1977
- Not Rated
- 2h 8m
- 7.4IMDb
- 88%Rotten Tomatoes
- 79Metascore
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What it's about
Tom Ripley has a sweet deal with an art forger. The forger creates the paintings; Tom sells them. But another criminal business associate wants Tom to go in for an even riskier enterprise: murder. Tom suggests his associate ask a local picture framer instead. That man has a fatal disease, or so it's rumored. More, he has a wife and kid that surely he wouldn't want to leave penniless. Let this picture framer be a hit man, and no one will suspect. The terminally ill craftsman may agree to the misdeed, and several more, but he'll end up needing Tom Ripley in a pinch.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Writer
- Patricia Highsmith, Wim Wenders
- Starring
- Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer
Details
- Release date
- Sep 28, 1977
- Language
- German, English, French
- Country
- West Germany, France
- Awards
- 6 wins & 3 nominations total
Where to Watch The American Friend (1977) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch The American Friend in the United States?
- The American Friend is available to rent in the United States. Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
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- Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
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- We have not confirmed a free option for The American Friend in the United States.
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