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Movie · 1977

The American Friend

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Morally ambiguous Slow burn Existential noir Terminal illness Uneasy friendship Transnational crime

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Release
1977
Runtime
125 min

Synopsis

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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