Jonathan Zimmermann's days are numbered. The Hamburg art restorer is terminally ill with leukemia. At an auction, he meets the American Tom Ripley, who deals in forged paintings. Ripley makes Jonathan an unusual offer: he should become a contract killer in his final days and murder a man in Paris. The fee would allow him to financially secure his wife and child after his death. Jonathan has nothing to lose. Wim Wenders' 1977 neo-noir film, based on Patricia Highsmith's novel 'Ripley's Game,' starring Bruno Ganz and Dennis Hopper, is now a cult classic. With this masterpiece, Wenders gained the attention of Francis Ford Coppola and paved his way into the US market. The film, based on Patricia Highsmith's novel 'Ripley's Game,' was awarded the German Film Award in Gold for directing and editing, and the German Film Award in Silver for feature-length films in 1978.