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