Purple Noon

Name: Purple Noon
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Released: 1960-03-10
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Alain Delon, Marie Laforêt, Maurice Ronet, Erno Crisa, Frank Latimore

Passion at ten. Envy at eleven. Murder at noon.

Plein soleil (1960)

Timing: 1:58 (118 min)

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Actors and characters

Video for the film Purple Noon — A Scene from PURPLE NOON

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Release date

1960-03-10

Country

France, Italy

Production

Paris Film, Robert et Raymond Hakim, Titanus

Genre

Crime, Thriller, Drama

Budget

Box office

$834 993

Website

Director

René Clément

Actors

Alain Delon, Marie Laforêt, Maurice Ronet, Erno Crisa, Frank Latimore, Billy Kearns, Ave Ninchi, Viviane Chantel, Nerio Bernardi, Barbel Fanger
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Scenario

Producer

Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim

Camera operator

Henri Decaë

Composer

Nino Rota

Artist

Paul Bertrand, Bruno Avesani, Eugène Roman

Audition

Editing

Françoise Javet
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Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

Clément's film is the first screen adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'. In 1999, Anthony Minghella directed a remake starring Matt Damon.
The English-language version of the film is known as 'Purple Noon'.
The characters and psychological confrontation between Ronne and Delon will be continued in Jacques Deray's film 'The Swimming Pool' (1969).
The film debut of actress and singer Marie Laforêt. In 1959, Clément saw her at an audition in the theatre and invited her to star in his film.
In 1962, the film "Plein Soleil" (Sunstroke) won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Foreign Film.
Patricia Highsmith herself expressed complete satisfaction with the film, particularly praising the correct choice of Alain Delon for the role of Tom Ripley. However, the writer was disappointed with the film's ending, calling it "immoral".
The role of Tom Ripley in René Clément's film brought young Alain Delon, who turned 24 in 1959, his first major success. Alain Delon subsequently starred in three more films by Clément – "L'année du bac" (1961), "Les fauves" (1964), and "Paris brûle-t-il ?" (1966).
Initially, Alain Delon was supposed to play Philippe, and Jacques Charrier was to play Tom Ripley.
The film is based on Patricia Highsmith's novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1955).
Romina Schneider, then Alain Delon's girlfriend, briefly appeared in one of the episodes of "Purple Noon".
Clément's film is the first screen adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley." In 1999, Anthony Minghella directed a remake starring Matt Damon.
The characters and the psychological confrontation between the protagonists played by Roney and Delon will be continued in Jacques Deray's film "La Piscine" (1969).
The film debut of actress and singer Marie Laforêt. In 1959, Clément saw her at a theater audition and invited her to act in his film.
In one of the episodes of 'Purple Noon', Alain Delon's girlfriend at the time, actress Romy Schneider, made a brief appearance.
In 1962, the film 'Purple Noon' won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Patricia Highsmith herself expressed complete satisfaction with the film, specifically highlighting the correctness of casting Alain Delon in the role of Tom Ripley. However, the writer remained disappointed with the film's ending, calling it 'immoral'.
The role of Tom Ripley in René Clément's film brought the young Alain Delon, who turned 24 in 1959, his first major success. Alain Delon later starred in three more Clément films: 'Once a Thief' (1961), 'The Leopard' (1963), and 'Is Paris Burning?' (1966).
Originally, Alain Delon was supposed to play Philippe, and Jacques Charrier was to play Tom Ripley.