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Release Date:
24 June 1977 (West Germany) morePlot:
Tom Ripley, who deals in forged art, suggests a picture framer he knows would make a good hit man. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
4 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
Indie Roundup: 'Bronson,' New Yorker Films, Mickey Rourke's Speech(From Cinematical. 25 February 2009, 6:02 PM, PST)
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I want to tell you how incredible this film is.. moreCast
(Credited cast)| Dennis Hopper | ... | Tom Ripley | |
| Bruno Ganz | ... | Jonathan Zimmermann | |
| Lisa Kreuzer | ... | Marianne Zimmermann | |
| Gérard Blain | ... | Raoul Minot | |
| Nicholas Ray | ... | Derwatt | |
| Samuel Fuller | ... | The American Mobster | |
| Peter Lilienthal | ... | Marcangelo | |
| Daniel Schmid | ... | Ingraham | |
| Jean Eustache | ... | Friendly Man | |
| Rudolf Schündler | ... | Gantner | |
| Sandy Whitelaw | ... | Doctor in Paris | |
| Lou Castel | ... | Rodolphe | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ismael Alonso | ... | Ignatius | |
| David Blue | ... | Allan Winter | |
| Andreas Dedecke | ... | Daniel | |
| Satya De La Manitou | ... | Angie | |
| Adolf Hansen | ... | Schaffner | |
| Rosemarie Heinikel | ... | Mona | |
| Heinz Joachim Klein | ... | Dr. Gabriel | |
| Stefan Lennert | ... | Auctioneer | |
| Heinrich Marmann | ... | Man on Train | |
| Gerty Molzen | ... | Old Lady | |
| Enzo Robutti | ... | Falling man | |
| Klaus Schichan | |||
| Axel Schiessler | ... | Lippo | |
| Wim Wenders | ... | Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance | |
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125 minColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:M | France:-12 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:18 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | West Germany:16Fun Stuff
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Seven movie directors are in the cast of this film, all of them (by design) playing criminals. moreSoundtrack:
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I want to tell you how incredibly joyous this film is...but I worry that I'll tell you the wrong way and sound ridiculous. So don't read any further. Just see the movie for yourself.
Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz are fantastic as the perverse Ripley and his randomly picked/stalked friend. I've never seen a buddy-buddy film where the bonding is done quite like this, unreal. Unreal how deep they go. No, really, it's that amazing.
Odd things that I liked: I like the way the two shift casually between English and German. I like the Bartok-ish music. The cinematography is great, and on the DVD commentary you will hear Wenders talk about Robby's inventiveness with gels. The train scene is one crisis after another but also contains some hilarious bits (the business with the tickets). Another powerful moment takes place later at Tom's house where they try to execute a reverse-ambush. Jonathan, pipe in hand, looking down sadly at the henchman he'd just sent down for good.
What else do I like without revealing too much of the plot? Gee, I guess I like everything about this film. This is one of those films (Je vous salue, Marie; Paris Texas; Lost in Translation; Chungking Express are others) that I LOVE so dearly that I hate myself for talking about it because it's inevitable that I will be wronging it with the inadequacy of my language (ie trying to capture something that is beyond words).