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.
Top Cast
DE
Dennis HopperTom Ripley
BR
Bruno GanzJonathan Zimmermann
LI
Lisa KreuzerMarianne Zimmermann
GÉ
Gérard BlainRaoul Minot
NI
Nicholas RayDerwatt
SA
Samuel FullerThe American
PE
Peter LilienthalMarcangelo
DA
Daniel SchmidIgraham
SA
Sandy WhitelawDoctor in Paris
JE
Jean EustacheFriendly Man
LO
Lou CastelRodolphe
AN
Andreas DedeckeDaniel Zimmermann
DA
David BlueAllan Winter
RU
Rudolf SchündlerGantner
GE
Gerty MolzenOld Lady
HE
Heinz Joachim KleinDr. Gabriel
SA
Satya De La ManitouAngie
AX
Axel SchiesslerLippo
AD
Adolf HansenConductor
RO
Rosemarie HeinikelMona
ST
Stefan LennertAuctioneer
HE
Heinrich MarmannMan on the Train
EN
Enzo RobuttiFalling Man (uncredited)
WI
Wim WendersFigure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)