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.
Tom Ripley
Jonathan Zimmermann
Marianne Zimmermann
Raoul Minot
Derwatt
The American
Marcangelo
Igraham
Doctor in Paris
Friendly Man
Rodolphe
Daniel Zimmermann
Allan Winter
Gantner
Old Lady
Dr. Gabriel
Angie
Lippo
Conductor
Mona
Auctioneer
Man on the Train
Falling Man (uncredited)
Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)
