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Purple Noon

Purple Noon

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Purple Noon

"Passion at ten. Envy at eleven. Murder at noon."

1960

1h 58m

7.6(608 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

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.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Alain Delon

Alain Delon

Tom Ripley

Marie Laforêt

Marie Laforêt

Marge Duval

Maurice Ronet

Maurice Ronet

Philippe Greenleaf

Erno Crisa

Erno Crisa

Inspector Riccordi

Frank Latimore

Frank Latimore

O'Brien

Billy Kearns

Billy Kearns

Freddy Miles

Ave Ninchi

Ave Ninchi

Signora Gianna

Viviane Chantel

Viviane Chantel

Belgian Lady

Nerio Bernardi

Nerio Bernardi

Agency Director

Barbel Fanger

Mr. Greenleaf

Creative team

Directed by: René Clément
Written by: Paul Gégauff
René Clément
Produced by: Raymond Hakim
Robert Hakim

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