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.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.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.
- Awards
- 1 win
Marie Laforêt
- Marge Duval
- (as Marie Laforet)
Billy Kearns
- Freddy Miles
- (as Bill Kearns)
René Clément
- Le serveur maladroit
- (uncredited)
Walter Grant
- Bit
- (uncredited)
Paul Muller
- Blind Man
- (uncredited)
Jacqueline Parey
- Ingrid
- (uncredited)
Romy Schneider
- Freddy's companion
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlain Delon's then girlfriend Romy Schneider appears in the very first scene as a friend of Freddie Miles.
- GoofsOnlookers are clearly visible in the background in the fish market scene.
- Quotes
Philippe Greenleaf: That's why you took my bank statements?
Tom Ripley: Exactly.
Philippe Greenleaf: So you kill me and you're rich?
Tom Ripley: Don't miss a trick, do you?
Philippe Greenleaf: It seems awfully complicated. You'd be caught immediately.
Tom Ripley: No necessarily. I might not look it, but I've got lots of imagination.
- ConnectionsEdited into Catalogue of Ships (2008)
Featured review
Better Cast than Damon, et. al.
I found this film more interesting than the recent Minghella opus because the people were more disturbing.
Alain Delon is too good-looking to be dismissed as the geeky wannabee Matt Damon plays. His insanity in a pretty package is as unsettling as Gene Tierney's in "Leave Her to Heaven." Delon looks like Maurice Ronet's brother, and you can see him wonder why if he's just as handsome as the other guy, why doesn't he have as much money? Ronet is more unpredictable than Jude Law as the whimsical rich boy and his death is every bit as shocking.
I can't imagine that Anthony Minghella hadn't seen this version before making his own. He probably regrets Scorsese's reconstruction of Rene Clement's film so we can all make the comparison. Some scenes play like a shot-for-shot remake. Billy Kearns's brutal Freddy Miles is an obvious template for Philip Seymour Hoffman's more calculated and less powerful performance, and Gwyneth Paltrow's final breakdown is VERY close to that of Marie Laforet's.
All through the 1999 film, I kept wondering why everybody couldn't see what was wrong with the toad-like Damon. In this one, Delon's plausible, even glamorous exterior made the success of his deceptions more understandable, and more frightening.
Alain Delon is too good-looking to be dismissed as the geeky wannabee Matt Damon plays. His insanity in a pretty package is as unsettling as Gene Tierney's in "Leave Her to Heaven." Delon looks like Maurice Ronet's brother, and you can see him wonder why if he's just as handsome as the other guy, why doesn't he have as much money? Ronet is more unpredictable than Jude Law as the whimsical rich boy and his death is every bit as shocking.
I can't imagine that Anthony Minghella hadn't seen this version before making his own. He probably regrets Scorsese's reconstruction of Rene Clement's film so we can all make the comparison. Some scenes play like a shot-for-shot remake. Billy Kearns's brutal Freddy Miles is an obvious template for Philip Seymour Hoffman's more calculated and less powerful performance, and Gwyneth Paltrow's final breakdown is VERY close to that of Marie Laforet's.
All through the 1999 film, I kept wondering why everybody couldn't see what was wrong with the toad-like Damon. In this one, Delon's plausible, even glamorous exterior made the success of his deceptions more understandable, and more frightening.
helpful•7833
- tonstant viewer
- Feb 9, 2004
- How long is Purple Noon?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Lust for Evil
- Filming locations
- Ischia Ponte, Ischia Island, Naples, Campania, Italy(as Mongibello)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $107,205
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content