6.7
The First Great Train Robbery
1979 · PG
classic · tense
The American Friend
1977 · Rated NR · 2h 5m · Wim Wenders
DramaThrillerCrime
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.
Starring Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer
Your verdict
Four beats. Stored on this device — skip, fine, yes, rewatch.
