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
“How far would you go to become someone else.”
Overview
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
Budget
40.0M
Revenue
128.8M
Status
Released
Production
Mirage Enterprises, Timnick Films
Cast
Matt Damon
Tom Ripley
Gwyneth Paltrow
Marge Sherwood
Jude Law
Dickie Greenleaf
Cate Blanchett
Meredith Logue
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Freddie Miles
Jack Davenport
Peter Smith-Kingsley
James Rebhorn
Herbert Greenleaf
Sergio Rubini
Inspector Roverini
Philip Baker Hall
Alvin MacCarron
Celia Weston
Aunt Joan
Fiorello
Fausto
Stefania Rocca
Silvana
Ivano Marescotti
Colonnello Verrecchia
Anna Longhi
Signora Buffi
Alessandro Fabrizi
Sergeant Baggio
Lisa Eichhorn
Emily Greenleaf
Gretchen Egolf
Fran
Jack Willis
Greenleaf Chaffeur
Frederick Alexander Bosche
Fran's Boyfriend
Dario Bergesio
Police Officer
Larry Kaplan
Uncle Ted
Claire Hardwick
Gucci Assistant
Antonio Prester
American Express Clerk
Lorenzo Mancuso
Bus Driver
Onofrio Mancuso
Priest
Massimo Reale
Immigration Officer
Emanuele Carucci Viterbi
American Express Clerk
Caterina Deregibus
Dahlia
Silvana Bosi
Ermelinda
Gianfranco Barra
Desk Manager Aldo
Renato Scarpa
Tailor
Deirdre Lovejoy
Fighting Neighbor
Brian Tarantina
Fighting Neighbor
Guy Barker
Trumpet (Napoli Jazz Septet)
Bernardo Sassetti
Piano (Napoli Jazz Septet)
Perico Sambeat
Alto Sax (Napoli Jazz Septet)
Gene Calderazzo
Drums (Napoli Jazz Septet) mer
Joseph Lepore
Double Bass (Napoli Jazz Septet)
Rosario Giuliuni
Tenor Sax (Napoli Jazz Septet)
Eddy Palerno
Electric Guitar (Napoli Jazz Septet)
Byron Wallen
Cornet (San Remo Jazz Sextet)
Pete King
Alto Sax (San Remo Jazz Sextet)
Clark Tracey
Drums (San Remo Jazz Sextet)
Jean Toussaint
Tenor Sax (San Remo Jazz Sextet)
Geoff Gascoyne
Bass (San Remo Jazz Sextet)
Carlo Negroni
Piano (San Remo Jazz Sextet)
Giuseppe Fiorello
Silvana's Fiancé
Marco Quaglia
Silvana's Brother
Alessandra Vanzi
Silvana's Mother
Marco Rossi
Photographer
Roberto Valentini
Onegin (Eugene Onegin Player)
Francesco Bovino
Lensky (Eugene Onegin Player)
Stefano Canettieri
Zaretsky (Eugene Onegin Player)
Marco Foti
Guillot (Eugene Onegin Player)
Ludovica Tinghi
Fausto's Fiancée
Nicola Pannelli
Dinelli's Cafe Waiter
Paolo Calabresi
Customs Officer
Pietro Ragusa
Record Store Owner
Simone Empler
Boy Singer
Gianluca Secci
Policeman
Manuel Ruffini
Policeman
Pierpaolo Lovino
Policeman
Roberto Di Palma
San Remo Hotel Desk Clerk
Dominic Fumusa
Italian Boy in Rome (uncredited)
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