
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.

as Tom Ripley

as Jonathan Zimmermann

as Marianne Zimmermann

as Raoul Minot

as Derwatt

as The American

as Marcangelo

as Igraham

as Doctor in Paris

as Friendly Man

as Rodolphe

as Daniel Zimmermann

as Allan Winter

as Gantner

as Old Lady

as Dr. Gabriel

as Angie

as Lippo

as Conductor

as Mona

as Auctioneer

as Man on the Train

as Falling Man (uncredited)

as Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)