Purple Noon is a movie directed by René Clément in 1960 and based on the book The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, first published in 1955. The movie features Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet, Billy Kearns, Marie Laforêt, Elvire Popesco, Erno Crisa, and others.
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Storyline
The American Tom Ripley has been sent to Italy to persuade the wealthy Philippe Greenleaf to return to San Francisco and take over his father’s business. Philippe intends to do no such thing and the impoverished Tom enjoys living a life of luxury, so the two men essentially spend money all day and carouse all night.
Movie vs Book
Year
1960
Minutes
118
Movie Rate
7.80
Source: IMDb
Movie
Purple Noon
Original title: Plein soleil
Director: René Clément
Country: France
Year: 1960
Length: 1h58m
Year
1955
Pages
320
Book Rate
7.86
S: Goodreads
Book
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Author: Patricia Highsmith
Country: USA
First published in: 1955
Length: 320 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Ripley
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Anthony Minghella
TV Mini-Series by Steven Zaillian
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