Purple Noon - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Purple Noon"
Plein soleil (1960)
Timing:
1:55 (115 min)
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Actors and characters
Viviane Chantel
Character The Belgian Lady
Barbel Fanger
Character Mr. Greenleaf
Lily Romanelli
Character Housekeeper
Nicolas Petrov
Character Boris
Jacqueline Decaë
Character Ingrid (uncredited)
Leonello Zanchi
Character Police inspector (uncredited)
Walter Grant
Character Purchaser of the yacht (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on Patricia Highsmith's novel 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' (1955).
- Clément's film is the first screen adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'. In 1999, Anthony Minghella directed a remake starring Matt Damon.
- The English-language version of the film is known as 'Purple Noon'.
- The characters and psychological confrontation between Ronne and Delon will be continued in Jacques Deray's film 'The Swimming Pool' (1969).
- The film debut of actress and singer Marie Laforêt. In 1959, Clément saw her at an audition in the theatre and invited her to star in his film.
- Romina Schneider, then Alain Delon's girlfriend, briefly appeared in one of the episodes of "Plein Soleil" (Sunstroke).
- In 1962, the film "Plein Soleil" (Sunstroke) won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Foreign Film.
- Patricia Highsmith herself expressed complete satisfaction with the film, particularly praising the correct choice of Alain Delon for the role of Tom Ripley. However, the writer was disappointed with the film's ending, calling it "immoral".
- The role of Tom Ripley in René Clément's film brought young Alain Delon, who turned 24 in 1959, his first major success. Alain Delon subsequently starred in three more films by Clément – "L'année du bac" (1961), "Les fauves" (1964), and "Paris brûle-t-il ?" (1966).
- Initially, Alain Delon was supposed to play Philippe, and Jacques Charrier was to play Tom Ripley.
- The film is based on Patricia Highsmith's novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1955).
- Romina Schneider, then Alain Delon's girlfriend, briefly appeared in one of the episodes of "Purple Noon".
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