Purple Noon

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Purple Noon is a 1960 French psychological thriller film, adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley," known for its stylish portrayal of crime and identity deception on the Italian coast.

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Purple Noon canonical 9

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instanceOf French film
film
basedOn The Talented Mr. Ripley
basedOnAuthor Patricia Highsmith
character Philippe Greenleaf
Tom Ripley
cinematographyBy Henri Decaë
colorProcess Eastmancolor
countryOfOrigin France
director René Clément
distributor Titanus
editor Françoise Javet
era 1960s European cinema
filmingLocation Italy
Mongibello (fictional town)
Naples
Rome
genre crime film
psychological thriller film
hasAdaptationRelationshipWith The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999 film)
language French
leadActorRole Alain Delon as Tom Ripley
linked to: Tom Ripley

Marie Laforêt as Marge Duval
Maurice Ronet as Philippe Greenleaf
musicBy Nino Rota
notableFor influence on later adaptations of The Talented Mr. Ripley
portrayal of amorality
stylish visual style
originalTitle Plein soleil
linked to: Plein Soleil
producer Raymond Hakim
Robert Hakim
releaseDateFrance 1960-03-10
releaseYear 1960
runtimeMinutes 118
screenwriter Paul Gégauff
René Clément
settingLocation Italian coast
Italy
stars Alain Delon
Erno Crisa
Frank Latimore
Marie Laforêt
Maurice Ronet
theme class and wealth
crime
identity deception
murder

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Dickie Greenleaf appearsIn Purple Noon
Tom Ripley adaptedIn Purple Noon
Alain Delon notableWork Purple Noon
Mister Mellow followedBy Purple Noon
Plein Soleil translatedTitle Purple Noon
René Clément notableWork Purple Noon
René Clément directed Purple Noon
Maurice Ronet notableWork Purple Noon
The Talented Mr. Ripley adaptedInto Purple Noon