Cinematic background from The American Friend 1977 - 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.

The American Friend

1977

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Directors:
Wim Wenders
Writers:
Wim Wenders, Patricia Highsmith
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Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A person with a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man in a black jacket and a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man in a black jacket is looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man holding a piece of pizza in front of his face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man with a mustache is sitting in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man is walking in a dark tunnel; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man is standing on the escalator of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man standing on a train looking out of a window; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man standing in front of an open refrigerator; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A car and a van driving down a road; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A woman standing on the side of a road in the rain; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A large building with a green roof in front of a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A woman standing next to an orange car; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A street scene with a van parked on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A person sitting in the driver's seat of a car; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man sitting in a chair in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man in a black suit holding a pool cue; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – An older man wearing an eye patch and an apron; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man in a trench coat standing in front of a train; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – People are walking down a tunnel in the dark; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A person walking down a hallway with a suitcase; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man in a suit and tie putting on a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – An old man wearing a pirate eye patch; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man walking down a street near a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man standing next to a pole in a train station; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A view of a city street with tall skyscrapers in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – An older man wearing a fur coat and sunglasses with a city in the background; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A view of a city from a pier with a boat in the water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – An old woman standing next to an older man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man sitting in a dark room next to a bed; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – An ambulance driving down a flooded road near the ocean; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man standing in a room full of books; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man talking on a phone while standing on a balcony; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man in a jacket and a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man sitting in front of a window in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man sitting at a table in a dark room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man sitting on a train looking out the window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – Two men are standing in a tunnel looking at each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A person walking down a street with a bag; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man cutting a piece of wood with a large knife; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – An older woman leaning on a rail while talking on the phone; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man in a trench coat standing in a train station; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A person with a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man and a woman holding a young boy; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A person in a car wearing a scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man in a black hat smoking a cigarette and holding a cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man sitting at a table with a lamp in front of him; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A person is standing in the dark at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man holding a phone up to his ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A woman in a red coat is holding her hand up to her head; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man holding a pair of sticks in his hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A train is traveling down the tracks near a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man standing in front of an open window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a train; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man holding a gun in his hand and looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man with a mustache sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A body of water with a bridge in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – Several trucks parked in a parking lot next to a body of water at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man wearing a cowboy hat sitting in front of a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man sitting on a train with his hand on his chin; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man sitting on a bench looking out at the water; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A view of the eiffel tower from a balcony; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A car driving under an archway in front of an american hospital; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man wearing a cowboy hat and a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – An older man wearing glasses and a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A van parked on the side of the road near a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man and a woman are looking at a book together; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A woman in a red coat looking at a man in a black suit; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man with a mustache holding up a piece of paper; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The American Friend” (1977), directed by Wim Wenders – A man in a suit sitting on a train; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle