The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley

139 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Dec. 25, 1999

Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.

The Talented Mr. Ripley

139 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Dec. 25, 1999

The Talented Mr. Ripley
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Paramount, Miramax, Timnick Films, Mirage Enterprises
Original title The Talented Mr. Ripley
Directors Dianne Dreyer, Anthony Minghella
Writers Tony Wright, Patricia Highsmith, Anthony Minghella

Cast

Matt Damon

as Tom Ripley

Jude Law

as Dickie Greenleaf

Gwyneth Paltrow

as Marge Sherwood

Cate Blanchett

as Meredith Logue

Jack Davenport

as Peter Smith-Kingsley

Philip Seymour Hoffman

as Freddie Miles

James Rebhorn

as Herbert Greenleaf

Sergio Rubini

as Inspector Roverini

Philip Baker Hall

as Alvin MacCarron

Celia Weston

as Aunt Joan

Fiorello

as Fausto

Stefania Rocca

as Silvana

Ivano Marescotti

as Colonnello Verrecchia

Anna Longhi

as Signora Buffi

Alessandro Fabrizi

as Sergeant Baggio

Lisa Eichhorn

as Emily Greenleaf

Gretchen Egolf

as Fran

Jack Willis

as Greenleaf Chaffeur

Frederick Alexander Bosche

as Fran's Boyfriend

Dario Bergesio

as Police Officer

Larry Kaplan

as Uncle Ted

Claire Hardwick

as Gucci Assistant

Antonio Prester

as American Express Clerk

Lorenzo Mancuso

as Bus Driver

Onofrio Mancuso

as Priest

Massimo Reale

as Immigration Officer

Emanuele Carucci Viterbi

as American Express Clerk

Caterina Deregibus

as Dahlia

Silvana Bosi

as Ermelinda

Gianfranco Barra

as Desk Manager Aldo

Renato Scarpa

as Tailor

Deirdre Lovejoy

as Fighting Neighbor

Brian Tarantina

as Fighting Neighbor

Guy Barker

as Trumpet (Napoli Jazz Septet)

Bernardo Sassetti

as Piano (Napoli Jazz Septet)

Perico Sambeat

as Alto Sax (Napoli Jazz Septet)

Gene Calderazzo

as Drums (Napoli Jazz Septet) mer

Joseph Lepore

as Double Bass (Napoli Jazz Septet)

Rosario Giuliuni

as Tenor Sax (Napoli Jazz Septet)

Eddy Palerno

as Electric Guitar (Napoli Jazz Septet)

Byron Wallen

as Cornet (San Remo Jazz Sextet)

Pete King

as Alto Sax (San Remo Jazz Sextet)

Clark Tracey

as Drums (San Remo Jazz Sextet)

Jean Toussaint

as Tenor Sax (San Remo Jazz Sextet)

Geoff Gascoyne

as Bass (San Remo Jazz Sextet)

Carlo Negroni

as Piano (San Remo Jazz Sextet)

Giuseppe Fiorello

as Silvana's Fiancé

Marco Quaglia

as Silvana's Brother

Alessandra Vanzi

as Silvana's Mother

Marco Rossi

as Photographer

Roberto Valentini

as Onegin (Eugene Onegin Player)

Francesco Bovino

as Lensky (Eugene Onegin Player)

Stefano Canettieri

as Zaretsky (Eugene Onegin Player)

Marco Foti

as Guillot (Eugene Onegin Player)

Ludovica Tinghi

as Fausto's Fiancée

Nicola Pannelli

as Dinelli's Cafe Waiter

Paolo Calabresi

as Customs Officer

Pietro Ragusa

as Record Store Owner

Simone Empler

as Boy Singer

Gianluca Secci

as Policeman

Manuel Ruffini

as Policeman

Pierpaolo Lovino

as Policeman

Roberto Di Palma

as San Remo Hotel Desk Clerk

Dominic Fumusa

as Italian Boy in Rome (uncredited)