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A young picture framer thinks that he has a terminal disease and is set up to become a hired assassin in West Germany because of the lure of quick money.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Wenders, Wim (Screenwriter), Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010 (Actor), Ganz, Bruno (Actor), Kreuzer, Lisa (Actor), Blain, Gérard (Actor), Fuller, Samuel, 1912-1997 (Actor), Ray, Nicholas, 1911-1979 (Actor), Lilienthal, Peter, 1929- (Actor), Schmid, Daniel, 1941-2006 (Actor), Whitelaw, Sandy, 1930-2015 (Actor), Eustache, Jean, 1938-1981 (Actor), Castel, Lou, 1943- (Actor), Müller, Robby, 1940-2018 (director of photography.), Knieper, Jürgen (composer (expression)), Nist, Isolde (Costume designer), Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	English French German
Language Notes:	In English, French and German, with optional English subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]
Edition:	Director approved Blu-ray special edition.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 793.
Subjects:	Ripley, Tom (Fictitious character) > Drama. Serial murderers > Drama. Terminally ill > Drama. Psychopaths > Drama. Assassins > Drama. Criminals > Drama. Murder > Drama. Assassins. Criminals. Murder. Psychopaths. Ripley, Tom (Fictitious character) Serial murderers. Terminally ill. Crime films. Detective and mystery films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. Foreign films. Motion pictures, German. Motion pictures, French. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama.

Description
Summary:	A young picture framer thinks that he has a terminal disease and is set up to become a hired assassin in West Germany because of the lure of quick money.
Item Description:	Adapted from Patricia Highsmith's novels Ripley's game and Ripley under ground. Originally released as a motion picture in 1977. Special features: Audio commentary from 2002 featuring Wenders and actor Dennis Hopper; New interview with Wenders; New interview with actor Bruno Ganz; Deleted scenes with audio commentary by Wenders; trailer; Plus: an essay by author Francine Prose.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out insert.
Format:	Blu-ray; region A; 5.1 surround; widescreen (1.66:1), requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Robby Müller ; editor, Peter Przygodda ; music, Jürgen Knieper ; art directors, Heidi and Toni Lüdi ; costume designer, Isolde Nist.
ISBN:	1681430975 9781681430973