The Talented Mr. Ripley (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.
Director:
Anthony Minghella
Writer:
Anthony Minghella
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Matt Damon as Tom Ripley |
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Gwyneth Paltrow as Marge Sherwood |
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Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf |
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Cate Blanchett as Meredith Logue |
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Philip Seymour Hoffman as Freddie Miles |
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Jack Davenport as Peter Smith-Kingsley |
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James Rebhorn as Herbert Greenleaf |
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Sergio Rubini as Inspector Roverini |
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Philip Baker Hall as Alvin MacCarron |
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Celia Weston as Aunt Joan |
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Fiorello as Fausto |
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Stefania Rocca as Silvana |
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Ivano Marescotti as Colonnello Verrecchia |
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Anna Longhi as Signora Buffi |
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Alessandro Fabrizi as Sergeant Baggio |
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Lisa Eichhorn as Emily Greenleaf |
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Gretchen Egolf as Fran |
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Jack Willis as Greenleaf Chaffeur |
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Frederick Alexander Bosche as Fran's Boyfriend |
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Dario Bergesio as Police Officer |
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Larry Kaplan as Uncle Ted |
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Claire Hardwick as Gucci Assistant |
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Antonio Prester as American Express Clerk |
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Lorenzo Mancuso as Bus Driver |
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Onofrio Mancuso as Priest |
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Massimo Reale as Immigration Officer |
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Emanuele Carucci Viterbi as American Express Clerk |
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Caterina Deregibus as Dahlia |
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Silvana Bosi as Ermelinda |
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Gianfranco Barra as Desk Manager Aldo |
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Renato Scarpa as Tailor |
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Deirdre Lovejoy as Fighting Neighbor |
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Brian Tarantina as Fighting Neighbor |
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Guy Barker as Trumpet (Napoli Jazz Septet) |
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Bernardo Sassetti as Piano (Napoli Jazz Septet) |
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Perico Sambeat as Alto Sax (Napoli Jazz Septet) |
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Gene Calderazzo as Drums (Napoli Jazz Septet) mer |
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Joseph Lepore as Double Bass (Napoli Jazz Septet) |
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Rosario Giuliuni as Tenor Sax (Napoli Jazz Septet) |
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Eddy Palerno as Electric Guitar (Napoli Jazz Septet) |
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Byron Wallen as Cornet (San Remo Jazz Sextet) |
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Pete King as Alto Sax (San Remo Jazz Sextet) |
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Clark Tracey as Drums (San Remo Jazz Sextet) |
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Jean Toussaint as Tenor Sax (San Remo Jazz Sextet) |
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Geoff Gascoyne as Bass (San Remo Jazz Sextet) |
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Carlo Negroni as Piano (San Remo Jazz Sextet) |
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Giuseppe Fiorello as Silvana's Fiancé |
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Marco Quaglia as Silvana's Brother |
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Alessandra Vanzi as Silvana's Mother |
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Marco Rossi as Photographer |
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Roberto Valentini as Onegin (Eugene Onegin Player) |
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Francesco Bovino as Lensky (Eugene Onegin Player) |
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Stefano Canettieri as Zaretsky (Eugene Onegin Player) |
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Marco Foti as Guillot (Eugene Onegin Player) |
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Ludovica Tinghi as Fausto's Fiancée |
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Nicola Pannelli as Dinelli's Cafe Waiter |
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Paolo Calabresi as Customs Officer |
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Pietro Ragusa as Record Store Owner |
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Simone Empler as Boy Singer |
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Gianluca Secci as Policeman |
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Manuel Ruffini as Policeman |
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Pierpaolo Lovino as Policeman |
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Roberto Di Palma as San Remo Hotel Desk Clerk |
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Dominic Fumusa as Italian Boy in Rome (uncredited) |
| Writing | Anthony Minghella | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alessandra Sampaolo | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Lowe | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | William Horberg | Producer |
| Production | Tom Sternberg | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Roth | Costume Design |
| Sound | Pat Jackson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | John Seale | Director of Photography |
| Art | Stefano Maria Ortolani | Art Direction |
| Sound | Kyrsten Mate | Sound Effects Editor |
| Directing | Anthony Minghella | Director |
| Production | David Rubin | Casting |
| Sound | Gabriel Yared | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Roy Walker | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elisabetta De Leonardis | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Sam Conway | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Claudio Pacifico | Stunts |
| Art | Bruno Cesari | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Franco Maria Salamon | Stunt Coordinator |
| Editing | Walter Murch | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Jones | Costume Design |
| Production | Sydney Pollack | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alessandro von Norman | Line Producer |
| Writing | Patricia Highsmith | Novel |
| Production | Steve E. Andrews | Associate Producer |
| Production | Paul Zaentz | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Tim Monich | Dialect Coach |
| Art | John Fenner | Supervising Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kay Georgiou | Hair Department Head |
| Production | Lydia Dean Pilcher | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Graham Walker | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Dianne Dreyer | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paolo Mantini | Hair Designer |
| Lighting | Morris Flam | Gaffer |
| Crew | Giancarlo Mancini | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Robert Randles | Music Editor |
| Production | Sarah Beardsall | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tina Earnshaw | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Sabina Lepri | Art Department Assistant |
| Camera | Phil Bray | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Ivan Sharrock | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Ronna Kress | Casting Associate |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giorgio Gregorini | Hairstylist |
| Production | Antonio Gabrielli | Location Manager |
| Sound | Mark Berger | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | David Parker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Alessandro Alberti | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Jennifer L. Ware | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Fabrizio Sforza | Makeup Effects |
| Visual Effects | Richard Conway | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Walter Murch | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Lynn Kamern | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Larry Kaplan | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Shaila Rubin | Casting |
| Art | Tony Wright | Storyboard Artist |
| Sound | Mark Levinson | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Dianna Stirpe | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Barbara McBane | Dialogue Editor |
| Art | Bernie Hearn | Property Master |
| Sound | Richard Quinn | ADR Editor |
| Art | Jeffrey Rollins | Set Dresser |
| Crew | David Ambrosi | Stunts |
| Crew | Stefano Maria Mioni | Stunts |
| Crew | Alessandro Ponti | Stunts |
| Art | Deborah Ross | Title Designer |
| Directing | Gianni Arduini | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Daniele Massaccesi | Steadicam Operator |
| Directing | Federica Ciciarelli | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Maria De Leo | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Raffaella Giovannetti | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Directing | Filippo Fassetta | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Francesco Postiglione | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Miraphora Mina | Graphic Designer |
| Camera | Daniele Massaccesi | "B" Camera Operator |
| Directing | Enrico Marrari | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | John Seale | "A" Camera Operator |
| Sound | Donald Banks | Boom Operator |
| Camera | James McMillan | Key Grip |
| Art | Marino Ingrassia | Set Dresser |
| Art | Eric M. Metzger | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zoe Tahir | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Gianni Tarquini | Driver |