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Alain Delon (The Leopard) was at his most impossibly beautiful when Purple Noon (Plein soleil) was released and made him an instant star. This ripe, colorful adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s vicious novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, directed by the versatile René Clément (Forbidden Games), stars Delon as Tom Ripley, a duplicitous American charmer in Rome on a mission to bring his privileged, devil-may-care acquaintance Philippe Greenleaf (Elevator to the Gallows’ Maurice Ronet) back to the United States; what initially seems a carefree tale of friendship soon morphs into a thrilling saga of seduction, identity theft, and murder. Featuring gorgeous on-location photography in coastal Italy, Purple Noon is crafted with a light touch that allows it to be suspenseful and erotic at once, while giving Delon the role of a lifetime.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
Product Details
Actors: Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet
Directors: René Clément
Format: Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: French
Subtitles: English
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: Unrated
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: December 4, 2012
Run Time: 118 minutes
Special Features
New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
New video interview with René Clément scholar Denitza Bantcheva
Archival interviews with actor Alain Delon and novelist Patricia Highsmith, on whose book The Talented Mr. Ripley the film was based
Original English-language trailer
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Geoffrey O’Brien and a reprinted interview with Clément
Cast & Crew
Alain Delon Tom Ripley
Maurice Ronet Philippe Greenleaf
Marie Laforêt Marge Duval
Elvire Popesco Mme. Popova
Erno Crisa Inspector Riccordi
Frank Latimore O'Brien
Billy Kearns Freddy
Nerio Bernardi
Jess Hahn
Ave Ninchi Signora Gianna
Romy Schneider Freddy's companion
Technical Credits
René Clément Director, Screenwriter
Paul Bertrand Art Director
Henri Decaë Cinematographer
Paul Gégauff Screenwriter
Jean Guelis Choreography
Raymond Hakim Producer
Robert Hakim Producer
Francoise Javet Editor
Nino Rota Score Composer
Patricia Highsmith Source Author
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