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Purple Noon ()

Plein soleil (original title)
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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.
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Tom Ripley
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Marge Duval (as Marie Laforet)
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Philippe Greenleaf
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Inspector Ricordi
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O'Brien
Billy Kearns ...
Freddy Miles (as Bill Kearns)
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Signora Gianna
Viviane Chantel ...
The Belgian lady
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Agency Director
Barbel Fanger ...
Mr. Greenleaf
Lily Romanelli ...
Housekeeper
Nicolas Petrov ...
Boris
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Mrs. Popova
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Le serveur maladroit (uncredited)
Walter Grant ...
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Blind Man (uncredited)
Jacqueline Parey ...
Ingrid (uncredited)
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Freddy's companion (uncredited)
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Leonello Zanchi ...
Un inspecteur de police (uncredited)

Directed by

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René Clément

Written by

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Patricia Highsmith ... (from the novel "Mr. Ripley" by)
 
René Clément ... (adaptation by) and
Paul Gégauff ... (adaptation by) (as Paul Gegauff)
 
René Clément ... (dialogue by) and
Paul Gégauff ... (dialogue by) (as Paul Gegauff)

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Raymond Hakim ... producer
Robert Hakim ... producer
Goffredo Lombardo ... producer

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Nino Rota ... (as Nino Rotta)

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Henri Decaë ... (as Henri Decae)

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Françoise Javet ... (as Francoise Javet)

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Madeleine Lecompère ... assistant editor (as Madeleine Lecompere)
Hadassa Misrahi ... assistant editor
Maryse Siclier ... assistant editor
Walter Spohr ... assistant editor

Production Design by

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Paul Bertrand

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Bella Clément

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Louis Bonnemaison ... makeup artist

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Piero Cocco ... production manager
Roberto Cocco ... unit production manager
Alfredo Salvati ... production supervisor

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Alberto Cardone ... assistant director (as Albert Gardone)
Pierre Zimmer ... assistant director

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Bruno Avesani ... assistant art director
Raymond Lemoigne ... property master
Eugène Roman ... assistant art director

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Jacques Carrère ... sound mixer
Marcel Corvaisier ... boom operator
Jean-Claude Marchetti ... sound
Maurice Rémy ... sound recordist
Gilles Barberis ... audio restorer (uncredited)

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Jean Rabier ... camera operator
Jean-Paul Schwartz ... assistant camera
André Bouladoux ... key grip (uncredited)

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Jacques Météhen ... conductor

Script and Continuity Department

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Yvette Vérité ... script supervisor (as Yette Verite)

Additional Crew

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Maurice Binder ... title designer
Jean Guélis ... choreographer
Sébastien Cauchon ... press attaché: 2013 re-release (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Tom Ripley is sent to Europe by Mr. Greenleaf to fetch his spoiled, playboy son, Philippe, and bring him back home to the States. In return, Tom will receive $5,000. Philippe toys with Tom, pretending he will go back home, but has no intentions of leaving his bride to be, Marge, and honoring his father's wishes. After some time passes, Mr. Greenleaf considers the mission a failure and cuts Tom off. However, he will need all his conman abilities to keep afloat. Written by Humberto Amador/Peter Brandt Nielsen

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Taglines Everything is out in the open - bathed by the sun! See more »
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Also Known As
  • In pieno sole (Italy)
  • Delitto in pieno sole (Italy)
  • Purple Noon (India, English title)
  • Plein Soleil (Egypt, English title)
  • Lust for Evil (United States)
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  • 118 min
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Trivia Alain Delon's then girlfriend Romy Schneider appears in the very first scene as a friend of Freddie Miles. See more »
Goofs Onlookers are clearly visible in the background in the fish market scene. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Catalogue of Ships (2008). See more »
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.
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