Movie Cosmos - Purple Noon

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.

Top Cast >

Alain Delon

As Tom Ripley

Marie Laforêt

As Marge Duval

Maurice Ronet

As Philippe Greenleaf

Erno Crisa

As Inspector Riccordi

Frank Latimore

As O'Brien

Billy Kearns

As Freddy Miles

Ave Ninchi

As Signora Gianna

Viviane Chantel

As Belgian Lady

Nerio Bernardi

As Agency Director

Barbel Fanger

As Mr. Greenleaf

Lily Romanelli

As Housekeeper

Nicolas Petrov

As Boris

Elvira Popescu

As Mrs. Popova

Romy Schneider

As Freddy's Companion (uncredited)

Paul Müller

As Blind Man (uncredited)

René Clément

As Clumsy Waiter (uncredited)

Jacqueline Parey

As Ingrid (uncredited)

Leonello Zanchi

As Police Inspector (uncredited)

Walter Grant

As Purchaser of the Yacht (uncredited)

Nino Vingelli

As (uncredited)

Top Crew >

René Clément

Director, Screenplay

Nino Rota

Original Music Composer

Françoise Javet

Editor

Paul Gégauff

Screenplay

Henri Decaë

Director of Photography

Raymond Hakim

Producer

Robert Hakim

Producer

Patricia Highsmith

Novel

Yvette Vérité

Script Supervisor

Jacques Météhen

Conductor

Eugène Roman

Assistant Art Director

Bruno Avesani

Assistant Art Director

Maurice Rémy

Sound Recordist

Maurice Binder

Title Designer

André Bouladoux

Key Grip

Paul Bertrand

Production Design

Jacques Carrère

Sound Mixer

Marcel Corvaisier

Boom Operator

Jean Rabier

Camera Operator

Pierre Zimmer

Assistant Director

Alberto Cardone

Assistant Director

Louis Bonnemaison

Makeup Artist

Jean-Paul Schwartz

First Assistant Camera

Piero Cocco

Production Manager

Jean Guélis

Choreographer

Jean-Claude Marchetti

Sound

Reviews:

griggs79 (9/10)

Clément keeps the surface dazzling while menace hums below. Decaë shoots blue seas, razor-crease suits and airy interiors so crisp you miss the knife. Delon’s Ripley moves with feline poise; Ronet’s louche playboy spots the teeth too late. A few slack spells stop it from greatness, yet beside the glossy remakes this stays cooler, leaner and more unsettling. If Ripley ever needed a passport mugshot, this would be it.

2025-06-25