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Overview

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7.8/10   3,265 votes
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Director:
René Clément
Writers:
Patricia Highsmith (novel)
René Clément (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:
10 March 1960 (France) more
Genre:
Crime | Thriller | Drama more
Tagline:
Passion at ten. Envy at eleven. Murder at noon.
Plot:
Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
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(2 articles)
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User Comments:
The Riveting Mr. Ripley more (47 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Alain Delon ... Tom Ripley / Philippe Greenleaf
Maurice Ronet ... Philippe Greenleaf
Marie Laforêt ... Marge Duval
Erno Crisa ... Riccordi
Frank Latimore ... O'Brien
Billy Kearns ... Freddy Miles (as Bill Kearns)
Ave Ninchi ... Signora Gianna
Viviane Chantel ... The Belgian lady
Nerio Bernardi ... Agency Director
Barbel Fanger
Lily Romanelli ... Housekeeper
Nicolas Petrov ... Boris
Elvire Popesco ... Mrs. Popova
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Purple Noon (UK) (USA)
Blazing Sun (UK)
Delitto in pieno sole (Italy)
Full Sun (Australia) (literal English title)
Lust for Evil (USA) (reissue title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for momentary violence and sexuality.
Runtime:
112 min | Argentina:115 min | France:115 min | Hungary:110 min | UK:118 min
Country:
France | Italy
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
Author Patricia Highsmith, on whose novel "Plein soleil" was based, expressed satisfaction with the film, which she called "very beautiful to the eye and interesting for the intellect," and with Alain Delon's performance as Tom Ripley. She was, however, disappointed with the film's ending, calling it "a terrible concession to so-called public morality." more
Goofs:
Continuity: The position of the boom on the sailboat. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Coming Apart (1969) more

FAQ

Is Tom Ripley caught?
What's with the food?
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60 out of 63 people found the following comment useful.
The Riveting Mr. Ripley, 6 March 2007
9/10
Author: alainbenoix from Paris, France

I saw Minghella's "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and Clement's "Purple Noon" back to back. Two entirely different movies based on exactly the same book. The differences are personal of course. Minghella has a moralistic view of his characters and their darkness must be, somehow, explained if not justified. Clement's allows the amorality of his characters to run loose. Minghella casts Matt Damon as Tom Ripley, a rather invisible actor in every way and although he's pretty good here, he's not good enough to overshadow his rival: Jude Law. Clement casts Alain Delon as Ripley and you will be with him all the way, you'll go where he goes you will turn out to be as amoral as he is - at least I did, I just wanted him to get away with it and why? Because he was Alain Delon, the Tom Ripley that, clearly, Patricia Highsmith intended. His rival is Maurice Ronet, good as he is, I didn't miss him when he left. You know why? Because I was left with the dangerous, magnetic, amoral, riveting Alain Delon. Clement allows us to see the difficulty and danger of the murders, we see them, we are there. Minghella plays it rather hurriedly. There is no real tension or horror. The most suspenseful moment is at an Opera house. The pluses on "The Talented Mr Ripley" - besides the aforementioned Jude Law - are Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett in two beautifully written and performed parts. In "Purple Noon" Marie Laforet is left rather to her own devices. Once all said and done you can watch both films as if they weren't even related. I prefer "Purple Noon" but that's just me.

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