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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The American Friend was released in 1977 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 11 reviews, giving The American Friend (1977) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 83% and users giving an average score of 83%.
With a score of 74%, The American Friend is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1977, which stands at 59%.
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