The American Friend (1977) Reviews & Ratings

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The American Friend reviews

The American Friend holds a 7.1/10 average from 464 TMDB ratings.

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.

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