Ratings

TMDB Rating 7.2
IMDB Rating 7.4
RottenTomatoes Rating 91%

Financials

Revenue: $0

Budget: $0

Profit: - $0


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Status: Released

Average Rating: 7

Release Date: Jun 24, 1977

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Run Time: 2h 05m

Original Language: German

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Production Countries: Germany , France

Production Companies: Road Movies , Les Films du Losange , Bavaria Film , Filmverlag der Autoren , Wim Wenders Productions , WDR , Wim Wenders Stiftung


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Synopsis

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.


Main Cast

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Tom Ripley

Age : 74 | Popularity : 24%

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Jonathan Zimmermann

Age : 77 | Popularity : 24%

Lisa Kreuzer

Lisa Kreuzer

Marianne Zimmermann

Age : 78 | Popularity : 18%

Gérard Blain

Gérard Blain

Raoul Minot

Age : 70 | Popularity : 3%

Nicholas Ray

Nicholas Ray

Derwatt

Age : 67 | Popularity : 11%

Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

The American

Age : 85 | Popularity : 6%

Peter Lilienthal

Peter Lilienthal

Marcangelo

Age : 94 | Popularity : 5%

Daniel Schmid

Daniel Schmid

Igraham

Age : 64 | Popularity : 5%


Crew

Department Role Name
Camera Director of Photography
Robby Müller
Robby Müller
Assistant Camera
Edward Lachman
Edward Lachman
Jacques Steyn
Jacques Steyn
Martin Schäfer
Martin Schäfer
Grip
Hans Dreher
Hans Dreher
Writing Screenplay
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Novel
Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith
Directing Director
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Assistant Director
Fritz Müller-Scherz
Fritz Müller-Scherz
Emmanuel Clot
Emmanuel Clot
First Assistant Director
Philippe Schwartz
Philippe Schwartz
Script Supervisor
Gretl Zeilinger
Gretl Zeilinger
Production Producer
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Joachim von Mengershausen
Joachim von Mengershausen
Unit Manager
Harald Kügler
Harald Kügler
Line Producer
Margaret Ménégoz
Margaret Ménégoz
Production Manager
Pierre Cottrell
Pierre Cottrell
Michael Wiedemann
Michael Wiedemann
Executive Producer
Renée Gundelach
Renée Gundelach
Location Manager
Heinz Badewitz
Heinz Badewitz
Philippe Schwartz
Philippe Schwartz
Pat Kirck
Pat Kirck
Production Assistant
Harald Vogel
Harald Vogel
Administration
Claude Bertonazzi
Claude Bertonazzi
Sound Original Music Composer
Jürgen Knieper
Jürgen Knieper
Sound Mixer
Milan Bor
Milan Bor
Martin Müller
Martin Müller
Max Galinsky
Max Galinsky
Sound Assistant
Maryte Kavaliauskas
Maryte Kavaliauskas
Jochen Bärwald
Jochen Bärwald
Jens-Uwe Laddey
Jens-Uwe Laddey
Sound
Peter Kaiser
Peter Kaiser
Editing Editor
Peter Przygodda
Peter Przygodda
Assistant Editor
Barbara von Weitershausen
Barbara von Weitershausen
Gisela Bock
Gisela Bock
Ingrid Träutlein-Peer
Ingrid Träutlein-Peer
Art Art Direction
Heidi Lüdi
Heidi Lüdi
Toni Lüdi
Toni Lüdi
Props
Bernhard Frey
Bernhard Frey
Peter Braun
Peter Braun
Luigi De Luca
Luigi De Luca
Eckerhard Voggenreiter
Eckerhard Voggenreiter
Lighting Electrician
Andreas Willim
Andreas Willim
Jean-Claude Le Bras
Jean-Claude Le Bras
Robert Morsch
Robert Morsch
Lighting Technician
Wolfgang Dell
Wolfgang Dell
Ekkehard Heinrich
Ekkehard Heinrich
Ernst Harinko
Ernst Harinko
Tassilo Peik
Tassilo Peik
Viktor Sauermann
Viktor Sauermann
Hans Volkmann
Hans Volkmann
Crew Special Effects
Theo Nischwitz
Theo Nischwitz
Stunts
Klaus Schichan
Klaus Schichan
Costume & Make-Up Makeup Artist
Evelyn Döhring
Evelyn Döhring
Hannelore Uhrmacher
Hannelore Uhrmacher
Costume Design
Isolde Nist
Isolde Nist
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