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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1977-06-24
- video_camera_front Companies Road Movies, Wim Wenders Productions, Les Films du Losange, WDR
- timer Runtime: 125 Mins
- star Rating: 7.2 / 10
- favorite Likes: 379 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0075675
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smart_display Cast
Dennis Hopper
Tom Ripley
Bruno Ganz
Jonathan Zimmermann
Lisa Kreuzer
Marianne Zimmermann
Gérard Blain
Raoul Minot
Nicholas Ray
Derwatt
Samuel Fuller
The American
Peter Lilienthal
Marcangelo
Daniel Schmid
Igraham
Sandy Whitelaw
Doctor in Paris
Jean Eustache
Friendly Man
Lou Castel
Rodolphe
Andreas Dedecke
Daniel Zimmermann
David Blue
Allan Winter
Rudolf Schündler
Gantner
Gerty Molzen
Old Lady
Heinz Joachim Klein
Dr. Gabriel
Satya De La Manitou
Angie
Axel Schiessler
Lippo
Adolf Hansen
Conductor
Rosemarie Heinikel
Mona
Stefan Lennert
Auctioneer
Heinrich Marmann
Man on the Train
Enzo Robutti
Falling Man (uncredited)
Wim Wenders
Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)
groups Crew
Renée Gundelach
Executive Producer
Wim Wenders
Director
Jürgen Knieper
Original Music Composer
Patricia Highsmith
Novel
Robby Müller
Director of Photography
Peter Przygodda
Editor
Wim Wenders
Screenplay
Joachim von Mengershausen
Producer
Heidi Lüdi
Art Direction
Margaret Ménégoz
Line Producer
Wim Wenders
Producer
Toni Lüdi
Art Direction
Isolde Nist
Costume Design
Viktor Sauermann
Lighting Technician
Martin Schäfer
Assistant Camera
Philippe Schwartz
Location Manager
Luigi De Luca
Props
Andreas Willim
Electrician
Gretl Zeilinger
Script Supervisor
Fritz Müller-Scherz
Assistant Director
Heinz Badewitz
Location Manager
Evelyn Döhring
Makeup Artist
Harald Kügler
Unit Manager
Philippe Schwartz
First Assistant Director
Bernhard Frey
Props
Eckerhard Voggenreiter
Props
Peter Braun
Props
Ekkehard Heinrich
Lighting Technician
Barbara von Weitershausen
Assistant Editor
Gisela Bock
Assistant Editor
Emmanuel Clot
Assistant Director
Jens-Uwe Laddey
Sound Assistant
Jean-Claude Le Bras
Electrician
Michael Wiedemann
Production Manager
Klaus Schichan
Stunts
Ernst Harinko
Lighting Technician
Hans Dreher
Grip
Martin Müller
Sound Mixer
Peter Kaiser
Sound
Wolfgang Dell
Lighting Technician
Pierre Cottrell
Production Manager
Milan Bor
Sound Mixer
Jochen Bärwald
Sound Assistant
Max Galinsky
Sound Mixer
Theo Nischwitz
Special Effects
Maryte Kavaliauskas
Sound Assistant
Edward Lachman
Assistant Camera
Tassilo Peik
Lighting Technician
Hannelore Uhrmacher
Makeup Artist
Hans Volkmann
Lighting Technician
Ingrid Träutlein-Peer
Assistant Editor
Pat Kirck
Location Manager
Robert Morsch
Electrician
Jacques Steyn
Assistant Camera
Claude Bertonazzi
Administration
Harald Vogel
Production Assistant
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