Purple Noon

Purple Noon is a 1960 crime thriller film about a struggling American named Tom Ripley who murders his wealthy friend and tries to steal his identity. Directed by René Clément. Written by René Clément and Paul Gégauff. Based on The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. Philippe Greenleaf Why bother having money when you can spend other people's? Other O'Brien: All is vanity! The rest is ash! Dialogue Philippe Greenleaf: Rome isn't much fun when you don't know anybody. Freddy Miles: Didn't you bring Marge? Philippe Greenleaf: Don't even start! It was Tom's idea. Freddy Miles: Tom, Tom. You're like a broken record! Freddy Miles: [referring to forged signatures] What do you do for a living besides this? Tom Ripley: Nothing. And you? Freddy Miles: Nothing. But I have my own dough. Tom Ripley: [referring to Philippe] He has his, and I have other people's. Philippe Greenleaf: Take off my things. Tom Ripley: I was just fooling around. Philippe Greenleaf: Those my shoes? Are you nuts? 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 get caught immediately. Tom Ripley: Not necessarily. I might not look it, but I've got lots of imagination. Signora Gianna: You'll love it here. Tom Ripley: I hope so. Signora Gianna: I always say, changing the curtains changes the whole room. Cast Alain Delon as Tom Ripley Marie Laforêt as Marge Duval Maurice Ronet as Philippe Greenleaf Elvire Popesco as Madame Popova Erno Crisa as Inspector Riccordi Frank Latimore as O'Brien Billy Kearns as Freddy Miles Ave Ninchi as Signora Gianna Viviane Chantel as the Belgian tourist Nerio Bernardi as an employee of the maritime agency handling the sale of Philippe's boat Barbel Fanger as Mr. Greenleaf Lily Romanelli as Philippe's housekeeper in Mongibello Nicolas Petrov as Boris Paul Muller as the blind man (uncredited) Jacqueline Parey as Ingrid, Popova's assistant (uncredited) External links Category:1960 French films Category:1960 Italian films Category:Crime drama films Category:Crime thriller films Category:Films about con artists Category:Films about identity theft Category:Films set in Rome Category:Films set in the Mediterranean Sea Category:Films directed by René Clément