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.
Unfortunately the movie The American Friend is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Editing | Peter Przygodda | Editor |
| Writing | Wim Wenders | Screenplay |
| Production | Renée Gundelach | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joachim von Mengershausen | Producer |
| Directing | Wim Wenders | Director |
| Writing | Patricia Highsmith | Novel |
| Sound | Jürgen Knieper | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Robby Müller | Director of Photography |
| Production | Margaret Ménégoz | Line Producer |
| Art | Heidi Lüdi | Art Direction |
| Production | Wim Wenders | Producer |
| Art | Toni Lüdi | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isolde Nist | Costume Design |
| Production | Michael Wiedemann | Production Manager |
| Sound | Jens-Uwe Laddey | Sound Assistant |
| Lighting | Ernst Harinko | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Tassilo Peik | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Barbara von Weitershausen | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Emmanuel Clot | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hannelore Uhrmacher | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Gisela Bock | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Claude Bertonazzi | Administration |
| Sound | Milan Bor | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Klaus Schichan | Stunts |
| Crew | Theo Nischwitz | Special Effects |
| Camera | Edward Lachman | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jacques Steyn | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Pierre Cottrell | Production Manager |
| Art | Eckerhard Voggenreiter | Props |
| Art | Luigi De Luca | Props |
| Lighting | Jean-Claude Le Bras | Electrician |
| Lighting | Andreas Willim | Electrician |
| Sound | Jochen Bärwald | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Peter Kaiser | Sound |
| Art | Bernhard Frey | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Evelyn Döhring | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Harald Kügler | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Fritz Müller-Scherz | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Philippe Schwartz | First Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Robert Morsch | Electrician |
| Lighting | Viktor Sauermann | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Peter Braun | Props |
| Sound | Max Galinsky | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Maryte Kavaliauskas | Sound Assistant |
| Lighting | Wolfgang Dell | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Martin Schäfer | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Heinz Badewitz | Location Manager |
| Directing | Gretl Zeilinger | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Martin Müller | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Ekkehard Heinrich | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Hans Volkmann | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Ingrid Träutlein-Peer | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Philippe Schwartz | Location Manager |
| Camera | Hans Dreher | Grip |
| Production | Pat Kirck | Location Manager |
| Production | Harald Vogel | Production Assistant |
