Seven movie directors are in the cast of this film, all of them (by design) playing criminals. Wim Wenders tried to acquire film rights for a variety of Patricia Highsmith novels, only to find that all rights had been sold at the time. Highsmith was informed of Wenders' willingness, and she offered him an unpublished manuscript of "Ripley's Game". Wim Wenders originally considered John Cassavetes for the role of Ripley. Patricia Highsmith initially disliked Wim Wenders' film b ...[Read Story ]