24 June 1977 Drama, Thriller, Crime 125 mins
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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Dennis Hopper as Tom Ripley
Bruno Ganz as Jonathan Zimmermann
Lisa Kreuzer as Marianne Zimmermann
Gérard Blain as Raoul Minot
Nicholas Ray as Derwatt
Samuel Fuller as The American
Peter Lilienthal as Marcangelo
Daniel Schmid as Igraham
Sandy Whitelaw as Doctor in Paris
Jean Eustache as Friendly Man
Lou Castel as Rodolphe
Andreas Dedecke as Daniel Zimmermann
David Blue as Allan Winter
Rudolf Schündler as Gantner
Gerty Molzen as Old Lady
Heinz Joachim Klein as Dr. Gabriel
Peter Przygodda Editor
Wim Wenders Screenplay
Renée Gundelach Executive Producer
Joachim von Mengershausen Producer
Wim Wenders Director
Patricia Highsmith Novel
Jürgen Knieper Original Music Composer
Robby Müller Director of Photography
Margaret Ménégoz Line Producer
Heidi Lüdi Art Direction
Wim Wenders Producer
Toni Lüdi Art Direction
Isolde Nist Costume Design
Michael Wiedemann Production Manager
Jens-Uwe Laddey Sound Assistant
Ernst Harinko Lighting Technician
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Germany 24 June 1977
Denmark 24 June 1977
Finland 24 June 1977
France 17 October 2023
United Kingdom 28 September 1977
India 07 February 2025
Japan 11 October 1977
Netherlands 05 June 2010
Sweden 24 June 1977
Thailand 12 October 2025
United States 26 September 1977
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