Ripley’s Game is a movie directed by Liliana Cavani in 2002 and based on the book of the same name by Patricia Highsmith, first published in 1974. The movie features John Malkovich, Dougray Scott, Ray Winstone, Lena Headey, Chiara Caselli, Sam Blitz, and others.
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Storyline
Tom Ripley is involved in an art forgery scheme in Berlin, in partnership with British gangster Reeves. Upon finding out that Reeves has attempted to cheat him, Ripley forces Reeves’ customer at gunpoint to give him the money intended for the forgeries, and kills the man’s bodyguard. He also steals back the artwork for himself, and curtly tells Reeves that their partnership is over.
Movie vs Book
Year
2002
Minutes
110
Movie Rate
6.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
Ripley's Game
Director: Liliana Cavani
Country: UK
Year: 2002
Length: 1h50m
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Year
1974
Pages
288
Book Rate
7.76
S: Goodreads
Book
Ripley's Game
Author: Patricia Highsmith
Country: USA
First published in: 1974
Length: 288 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Ripley
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Wim Wenders
User polls & recommendations
“Some people see it as this success when the book is finally made into a movie - that marks its success. I don't see it that way.”
ROBIN HOBB (Writer)
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