The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Anthony Minghella

Writers (WGA):

Patricia Highsmith (novel)
Anthony Minghella (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 December 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

How far would you go to become someone else.

Plot:

In late 1950's New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Europe to retrieve a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy, named Dickie Greenleaf. But when the errand fails, Ripley kills the playboy and begins to assume his life.

Plot Keywords:

Italy | 1950s | Playboy | Love | Piano

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 52 nominations

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 (as Rosario Fiorello)
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 (as Nino Prester)
Lorenzo Mancuso	...	Bus Driver
Onofrio Mancuso	...	Priest
Massimo Reale	...	Immigration Officer
Emanuele Carucci Viterbi	...	American Express Clerk
Caterina Deregibus	...	Dahlia (as Caterina De Regibus)
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)
Beppe 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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cesare Cremonini	...	Boat Salesman (uncredited)
Fabrizia Dal Farra	...	Italian girl (uncredited)
Kent Gregory	...	Dockworker #2 (uncredited)
Frank Slaten	...	Dockworker #1 (uncredited)

Directed by
Anthony Minghella

Writing credits (WGA)
Patricia Highsmith		(novel)
Anthony Minghella		(screenplay)

Produced by
Steve E. Andrews	....	associate producer (as Steve Andrews)
Lydia Dean Pilcher	....	co-producer: New York
William Horberg	....	producer
Sydney Pollack	....	executive producer
Tom Sternberg	....	producer
Alessandro von Norman	....	line producer (as Alessandro Von Normann)
Paul Zaentz	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Gabriel Yared

Cinematography by
John Seale		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Walter Murch

Casting by
David Rubin

Production Design by
Roy Walker

Art Direction by
John Fenner		(supervising art director)
Stefano Maria Ortolani		(as Stefano Ortolani)

Set Decoration by
Bruno Cesari

Costume Design by
Gary Jones
Ann Roth

Makeup Department
Michal Bigger	....	key makeup artist: New York
Elisabetta De Leonardis	....	hair stylist
Massimiliano Duranti	....	assistant hair stylist
Polly Earnshaw	....	assistant makeup artist
Tina Earnshaw	....	supervising makeup artist
Paola Genovese	....	assistant hair stylist
Kay Georgiou	....	supervising hair stylist
Giorgio Gregorini	....	hair stylist
Sian Grigg	....	extras makeup artist
Antonio Maltempo	....	assistant makeup artist
Paolo Mantini	....	hair designer
Lisa McDevitt	....	assistant makeup artist
Alessandra Sampaolo	....	makeup artist
Peggy Schierholz	....	key hair stylist: New York (as Peg Schierholz)
Fabrizio Sforza	....	supervising makeup artist
Katia Sisto	....	assistant makeup artist
James Sarzotti	....	key makeup artist: New York (uncredited)
Zoe Tahir	....	dailies hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jan Foster	....	unit production manager: New York
Ruth Hasty	....	post-production supervisor
Lynn Kamern	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve E. Andrews	....	first assistant director (as Steve Andrews)
Gianni Arduini	....	first assistant director: Italy
Vebe Borge	....	first assistant director: New York
Federica Ciciarelli	....	third assistant director: Italy
Maria De Leo	....	third assistant director: Italy
Filippo Fassetta	....	third assistant director: Italy
Amy Lynn	....	second assistant director: New York
Enrico Marrari	....	second assistant director: Italy (as Andrea Marrari)
Emma Schofield	....	second assistant director
Bernardo Galli	....	dailies assistant director (uncredited)
Dominick Scarola	....	dga trainee (uncredited)

Art Department
Alessandro Alberti	....	assistant art director
Tommy Allen	....	property master: New York (as Tom Allen)
Romano Bellucci	....	carpenter
Martin Bernstein	....	construction coordinator: New York
Agostino Bivi	....	painter
Rick Butler	....	art director: New York
Alessandro Cedoloni	....	plasterer
Giancarlo Cedoloni	....	plasterer
Mauro Cedoloni	....	plasterer
Mariano Colace	....	carpenter
Remo Colace	....	carpenter
Giuseppe De Luca	....	swing gang
Marco Di Francesco	....	assistant swing gang
Lorenzo Dominici	....	stand-by carpenter
Tommaso Dubla	....	stand-by painter
Sandro Erdolini	....	painter
Giancarlo Gabrielli	....	swing gang
Joseph Garzero	....	charge scenic: New York
Raffaella Giovannetti	....	assistant set decorator
Bernie Hearn	....	property master
Benito Leonardi	....	carpenter
Sabina Lepri	....	art department assistant
Luciano Magagnini	....	swing gang
Roberto Magagnini	....	stand-by props
Eric M. Metzger	....	set dresser
Timothy Metzger	....	lead set dresser: New York (as Tim Metzger)
Rodolfo Mignacca	....	draper
Miraphora Mina	....	graphic artist
Stefano Morbidelli	....	swing gang
Bernadino Nardoni	....	construction manager (as Bernardino Nardoni)
Tiziano Nardoni	....	carpenter
Carol Nast	....	set decorator: New York
Francesco Postiglione	....	assistant set decorator
Ida Sagnotti	....	property buyer
Giancarlo Sensidoni	....	stand-by painter
Romolo Siani	....	painter
Franco Staltari	....	carpenter
Bruno Tempera	....	storeman
Donato Tieppo	....	property buyer
Tony Wright	....	storyboard artist
JoAnn Atwood	....	on-set dresser: New York (uncredited)
Paolo Cusin	....	laborer (uncredited)
Richard Bryan Douglas	....	key carpenter foreman (uncredited)
Daniel Geary	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Samba Kosak	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Byron K. Lovelace	....	props (uncredited)
Timothy Main	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Jeffrey Rollins	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Alessandro Santucci	....	set designer (uncredited)
Joan Winters	....	graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Don Banks	....	boom operator
Phil Benson	....	digital editing system coordinator
Mark Berger	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kyrsten Mate Comoglio	....	sound effects editor
Ben Conrad	....	foley mixer
Eric Dachs	....	apprentice sound editor (as Eric B. Dachs)
Adriano Di Lorenzo	....	cable person
Malcolm Fife	....	foley editor
Steve Fontano	....	assistant foley mixer
Aura Gilge	....	assistant sound effects editor (as Aura Belle Gilge)
Dan Gleich	....	sound effects recordist
Pat Jackson	....	supervising sound editor
Mark Levinson	....	adr supervisor (as Mark A. Levinson)
Barbara McBane	....	dialogue editor
Danny Michael	....	sound mixer: New York
Jeremy Molod	....	assistant adr editor
Marnie Moore	....	foley artist
Walter Murch	....	sound re-recording mixer
Margie O'Malley	....	foley artist
David Parker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jim Pasque	....	assistant foley mixer
Richard Quinn	....	adr editor
Larry Schalit	....	first assistant sound editor
Ivan Sharrock	....	sound mixer
Dianna Stirpe	....	dialogue editor
Jennifer L. Ware	....	sound effects editor
Mary Works	....	assistant dialogue editor
Frank Canonica	....	supervising sound recordist: mix stage (uncredited)
Adriano Di Lorenzo	....	second boom operator (uncredited)
Phil Hadaway	....	adr engineer (uncredited)
Adam Zaentz	....	special sound effects creator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
J.C. Brotherhood	....	special effects supervisor: New York
Richard Conway	....	special effects supervisor
Sam Conway	....	special effects coordinator
Giancarlo Mancini	....	special effects coordinator
Fabrizio Sforza	....	special effects makeup artist

Visual Effects by
Ales Dlabac	....	Inferno operator: UPP
Nick Drew	....	visual effects: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Sam Hincher	....	Inferno operator: Golden Square Post Production Ltd. (as Sam Hencher)
Harry Jarman	....	Inferno operator: Golden Square Post Production Ltd.
Petr Komrzy	....	visual effects coordinator: UPP
Vít Komrzy	....	visual effects coordinator: UPP
Dennis Lowe	....	visual effects supervisor
Viktor Muller	....	Inferno operator: UPP
Daniel Napier	....	technical supervisor: Golden Square Post Production Ltd.
Jiri Stamfest	....	matte artist: digital painter
Michael Turoff	....	visual effects: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
David Vána	....	Inferno operator: UPP (as David Vana)
Val Wardlaw	....	visual effects supervisor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Carole Cowley	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Sean Danischevsky	....	digital compositor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (uncredited)
Vincent Lavares	....	digital asset manager (uncredited)
Clare Norman	....	scanning and recording editorial coordinator (uncredited)

Stunts
David Ambrosi	....	stunts (as Davide Ambrosi)
Stefano Maria Mioni	....	stunts (as Stefano Mioni)
Claudio Pacifico	....	stunt double
Alessandro Ponti	....	stunts (as Alessandro Ponte)
Franco Maria Salamon	....	stunt coordinator (as Franco Salamon)
Massimiliano Bianchi	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Bray	....	still photographer
Francesco Colangeli	....	electrician
Doug Dalisera	....	best boy electric: New York (as Douglas Dalisera)
Roberto De Angelis	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Claudio Del Gobbo	....	grip
Benoît Delhomme	....	director of photography: New York
Roberto De Nigris	....	aerial camera operator: second unit
Massimiliano Dessena	....	grip
Paolo Di Stefano	....	electrician
Ginevra Elkann	....	video assistant
Antonello Emidi	....	camera loader: "a" camera
Sergio Faina	....	grip
Morris Flam	....	gaffer (as Mo Flam)
Gianni Gentili	....	electrician
Adriano Giannini	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Maurizio Lorenzetti	....	aerial focus puller
Maurizio Lorenzetti	....	focus puller: second unit
Giampaolo Majorama	....	grip (as Giampaolo Majorana)
Stefano Marino	....	gaffer
Daniele Massaccesi	....	Steadicam operator
Daniele Massaccesi	....	camera operator: "b" camera
James McMillan	....	key grip: New York
Francesco Mele	....	rigging grip
Tommaso Mele	....	key grip
Giuseppe Meloni	....	rigging chief lighting technician
Marcello Montarsi	....	camera operator: helicopter
Kevin Murphy	....	chief lighting technician: New York
Phil Oetiker	....	camera operator: New York
Michele Pellegrini	....	rigging electrician
Mauro Pezzotti	....	rigging grip
Carlo Postiglione	....	dolly grip
Andrew Priestley	....	first assistant camera: New York
Marco Sacerdoti	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Alessandro Sambuco	....	video assistant
John Seale	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Marco Sticchi	....	rigging electrician
Arthur Szefer	....	second assistant camera: New York
Emiliano Topai	....	camera loader: "b" camera
Severino Tramontani	....	rigging electrician
Riccardo Umetelli	....	aerial focus puller
Riccardo Umetelli	....	focus puller: second unit
Nicky 'Nuckles' Vaccaro	....	best boy grip: New York (as Nick Vaccaro)
Francesco Zaccaria	....	electrician
Tim Bantien	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Stephen Consentino	....	Steadicam operator: New York (uncredited)
Tommaso Dabala	....	grip (uncredited)
Roberto De Nigris	....	camera operator: helicopter (uncredited)
Roberto De Nigris	....	third camera operator (uncredited)
Giorgio Pezzotti	....	rigging grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sarah Beardsall	....	casting: UK
Sylvia Fay	....	extras casting: New York (as Sylvia Faye)
Sondra James	....	casting: loop group
Ronna Kress	....	casting associate
Shaila Rubin	....	casting: Italy
Miura Smith	....	casting assistant
Jennifer Ricchiazzi	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alfredo Bocci	....	wardrobe master
Anne Brault	....	wardrobe supervisor
Roberto De Luca	....	wardrobe runner
Raffaella Fantasia	....	costume shopper
Serena Fiumi	....	stand-by wardrobe
Gabriella Generosi	....	seamstress
Giampiero Grassi	....	tailor
Hannah Green	....	wardrobe researcher
Iris Horta Lemos	....	key costumer
Carmelina Manduca	....	seamstress (as Carmela Manduca)
Adriana Mattiozzi	....	seamstress
Chiara Nobile	....	stand-by wardrobe
Shizuko Omachi	....	stand-by wardrobe (as Shizudo Omachi)
Enzo Serafino Pellegrino	....	head ager and dyer (as Serafino Pellegrino)
Vittorio Peroni	....	wardrobe labourer
Carlo Poggioli	....	associate costume designer: Italy
Franca Rotondo	....	seamstress
Aldo Urzini	....	wardrobe labourer
Mickey Carleton	....	costumer (uncredited)
Amy Roth	....	costume coordinator (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Robbie Broughton	....	second assistant editor: London
Daniel Farrell	....	first assistant film editor: London
Ruth Hasty	....	first assistant film editor: Berkeley
Dana L. Marker	....	negative cutter
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer (as Denny McNeill)
Dana Mulligan	....	first assistant editor
Walter Slater Murch	....	apprentice editor: Berkeley
Tasha Pym	....	first assistant film editor: London
Franca Silvi	....	first assistant editor: Rome
David Suther	....	second assistant editor: Berkeley
Linda Taylor	....	apprentice editor: Rome
Eric Rigney	....	avid technician (uncredited)

Music Department
Robin Aspland	....	musician: pianist, San Remo Jazz Festival
Guy Barker	....	music producer: songs
Guy Barker	....	musician: trumpet, San Remo Jazz Festival
Alan Barnes	....	musician: tenor sax, Napoli Jazz Club
John Bell	....	orchestrator
Andy Brown	....	source music contractor: London Metropolitan Orchestra
Marcia Crayford	....	orchestra leader
Chris Dibble	....	source music re-mixer
Chris Dibble	....	source music recordist
Iain Dixon	....	musician: tenor sax, San Remo Jazz Festival
Geoff Gascoyne	....	musician: double bass, Napoli Jazz Club
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Allan Jenkins	....	music programmer
Paul Keogh	....	musician: electric guitar, Napoli Jazz Club
Ling Ling Li	....	assistant music editor
John Martyn	....	song producer: "You Don't Know What Love Is"
Anthony Minghella	....	music producer: songs
Anthony Minghella	....	score producer
Walter Murch	....	score producer
Harry Rabinowitz	....	conductor
Robert Randles	....	music editor
John Richards	....	score mixer
John Richards	....	score recordist
Liz Schrek	....	music production coordinator
Tommy Smith	....	musician: soprano sax solos
Arne Somogyi	....	musician: double bass, San Remo Jazz Festival
Jamie Talbot	....	musician: alto sax, Napoli Jazz Club
Graham Walker	....	music producer: songs
Graham Walker	....	music supervisor
Kirsty Whalley	....	music programmer
Paul Willey	....	orchestra leader
Gabriel Yared	....	music producer: songs
Gabriel Yared	....	orchestrator
Gabriel Yared	....	score producer
Stephen Coleman	....	music copyist (uncredited)
Paul Golding	....	music recording engineer (End titles vocals) (uncredited)
Robert Randles	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Mark Tucker	....	assistant scoring engineer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Silvano Broglia	....	driver: Mr. Minghella
Fratelli Cartocci	....	picture vehicles
Francesca Cingolani	....	transportation coordinator
Dino Colasanti	....	driver: Ms. Paltrow
Mauro Dalla Costa	....	driver: Mr. Horberg
Steven R. Hammond	....	transportation captain: New York (as Steve Hammond)
Maurizio Maggi	....	picture vehicle coordinator
Massimo Spescha	....	driver: Mr. Sternberg
Gianni Tarquini	....	driver: Mr. Damon
Paolo Rosada	....	transportation coordinator: Venice (uncredited)

Other crew
Keith Adams	....	location assistant: New York
Andrea Alunni	....	assistant location manager
Francesco Barbieri	....	production runner
Tim Bricknell	....	assistant: Mr. Minghella
Sabrina Canale	....	assistant: Mr. Horberg, Italy
Rosanna Carbonara	....	unit nurse
Giorgio Catalano	....	location accountant
Carolyn Choa	....	stager: opera sequence
Stephanie Comer	....	assistant: Mr. Horberg, Los Angeles
Julia Cudihy	....	assistant: Ms. Paltrow (as Julia Cuddihy)
Lara dall'Antonia	....	assistant: Mr. Sternberg, Italy (as Lara Dall'Antonia)
Salvatore D'Arco	....	assistant location manager: Ischia
Dominique De Langes	....	assistant location manager: Venice (as Dominique Des Langes)
Cristina De Rossi	....	set coordinator
Barbara Di Girolamo	....	production assistant
Francis Dokyi	....	production runner (as Francis B.K. Dokti)
Dianne Dreyer	....	script supervisor
Deb Dyer	....	assistant accountant: New York
Lorenzo Errico	....	assistant set coordinator
Sarah Ewing	....	cast coordinator
Alessandro Fiorito	....	payroll clerk
Maria Fiorito	....	production accountant
Antonio Gabrielli	....	location manager
Rita Gaccioppo	....	location manager: Palermo (as Rita Gacioppo)
Giorgio Gallani	....	location manager: Tuscany
Michele Giordano	....	production coordinator: New York
Holly Hardin	....	assistant production coordinator
Jonathan Herman	....	assistant: Mr. Sternberg, Los Angeles
Dean Hood	....	production accountant
Vanessa Jacobs	....	assistant production coordinator: New York
Larry Kaplan	....	unit publicist
Laura Luchetti	....	production secretary
Salvatore Magnisi	....	payroll clerk
Ian McDougal	....	boat coordinator
Karin Mercurio	....	accountant
Hannah Minghella	....	production assistant
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach
Daria Montagni	....	production assistant
Domenico Nardiello	....	unit nurse
Giuseppe Nardi	....	set production assistant
Tjamal Noni	....	production assistant: New York
Donna Ostroff	....	assistant: Mr. Pollack
Maria T. Pagano	....	production assistant: New York (as Maria Pagano)
Deborah Parker	....	location manager: New York (as Deb Parker)
Diego Plaia	....	assistant location manager: Palermo
Francesco Rapa	....	location manager: Naples
Rosanna Roditi	....	location manager: Venice
Paolo Rosada	....	assistant location manager: Venice
Janna Rykova	....	assistant accountant (as Jana Rykova)
Simona Sciannimanico	....	production coordinator: Rome
Enzo Sisti	....	production auditor
Aaron Stockard	....	assistant: Mr. Damon
Luciano Tito	....	assistant location manager
Day Trinh-Dinh	....	projectionist (as Trinh Dinh Day)
Michael Turk	....	boat coordinator (as Mike Turk)
Daniela Vecchi	....	production coordinator
Rosanne Vogel	....	accountant: New York
Jon Zeidman	....	assistant location manager: New York
Tamsin Anstey	....	first assistant accountant (uncredited)
Nicola Catullo	....	set production assistant: Italy (uncredited)
Jared Cauliffe	....	set production assistant: New York (uncredited)
Claudia Cimmino	....	crowd marshall (uncredited)
Michael Espinosa	....	key production assistant (uncredited)
Michelangelo Messina	....	crowd marshall (uncredited)
Deborah Ross	....	title designer (uncredited)
Bill Timoney	....	adr voice group (uncredited)
Alessandro Trapani	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Martin Anscombe	....	thanks
Nena Balzari	....	thanks
Alessandro Boscu	....	thanks
Ferdinando Brachetti	....	thanks
Jane Bridgeman	....	thanks
Chantel Brouiges	....	thanks (as Chantal Bouiges)
Sharon Choa	....	thanks
Alessandra Cinque	....	thanks
Roberto Citran	....	thanks
Violetta Coata-Sternberg	....	thanks
Rodolfo Corsato	....	thanks
Cesare Cremonini	....	thanks
Gordon Driver	....	thanks
Clarissa Flamenco	....	thanks
Sarajo Frieden	....	thanks
Sharon Gerussi	....	thanks
Orlando Gough	....	thanks
Deirdre Harrison	....	thanks
Jeremy Henderson	....	thanks
Brigitte Lacombe	....	thanks
Fabrizio Lombardo	....	thanks
Vera Malcovati	....	thanks
Cassius Matthias	....	thanks
Matt McGrath	....	thanks
Max Minghella	....	thanks
Ennio Montagnaro	....	thanks
Charles Moore	....	thanks
Leoluca Orlando	....	thanks
Sharon J. Paul	....	thanks
Fergus Reed	....	thanks
Diego Ribon	....	thanks
Teresa Rogers	....	thanks
Derren Seale	....	thanks
Enrico Silvestrin	....	thanks
Padre Stassi	....	thanks
Geoff Stier	....	thanks
Stefano Tordiglione	....	thanks
Livia Dalla Torre	....	thanks
Barry Tyerman	....	thanks
Alan Watts	....	thanks
Adam Zaentz	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Mirage Enterprises
• Miramax Films
• Paramount Pictures
• Timnick Films

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1999) (USA) (theatrical) (a Viacom company)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2004) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Bac Films (France)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (TV)
• Buena Vista International (Argentina)
• Buena Vista International (Argentina)
• Filmes Castello Lopes (Portugal)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (Germany)
• Miramax Films (non-USA)
• New Films International
• Paris Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paris Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• RCV Film Distribution (Belgium)
• RCV Film Distribution (Luxembourg)
• RCV Film Distribution (Netherlands)
• Scanbox Entertainment (Finland)
• Shochiku Kinema Kenkyû-jo (Japan)

Special Effects

• Golden Square Post Production Ltd. (visual effects)
• Jim Henson's Creature Shop (visual effects)
• Universal Production Partners (UPP) (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  score recording
• Annamode 68  thanks
• Autorita' Portuali di Palermo  thanks
• Battistoni  thanks
• Bracciano Roma  thanks
• Bulgari  jewelry: Miss Blanchett
• Cantiere Navale dell'Argentario  thanks
• Cinesite  digital scanning and recording
• Comune dell'Argentario  thanks
• Comune di Anzio  thanks
• Comune di Ischia  thanks
• Comune di Napoli  thanks
• Comune di Palermo  thanks
• Comune di Pienza  thanks
• Comune di Procida  thanks
• Comune di Roma  thanks
• Comune di Venezia  thanks
• Condomett Helicopters  thanks
• Cooperativa Ormeggiatori di Ischia Ponte  thanks
• Cybermotion  computer animation
• Dakota Music Services  music preparation
• Deborah Ross Film Design  title design
• Direzione Mari Cogecap  thanks
• Final Draft  thanks
• Fratelli Cartocci S.r.l.  picture vehicles
• Gioielli L.A.B.A. Roma  thanks
• Grand Hotel Roma  thanks
• Guy Barker International Quintet  group performers
• Hotel Europa  thanks
• Icarus Helicopters  thanks
• La Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri  thanks
• Lampade Res Sas  thanks
• Lansdowne Studios  source music recorded and re-mixed at
• London Metropolitan Orchestra and Chamber Choir  source music contractor
• Metro Voices  choir
• Missoni  thanks
• Moncada Family  thanks
• O'Henry Sound Studios  music mixed at
• Pacific Title/Mirage  end titles
• Regina Venezia  thanks
• Relazioni Esterne Della Piaggio  thanks
• Ristorante Coco  thanks
• Rome Film Commission  thanks
• Sartoria Cine Teatrale Nori Enzo  thanks
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound mixed at
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound post-production services
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound re-recording
• Scuola Alberghiera di Anzio  thanks
• Shoes Pompei 2000  thanks
• Si Ringrazia Archivio  thanks
• Sony Classical  soundtrack published by
• Sony Music Soundtrax  soundtrack published by
• Sovrintendenza ai Monumenti di Roma  thanks
• Storico Gucci  thanks
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting
• Teatro di San Carlo, Napoli  thanks
• Tirelli Costumi  thanks
• Zandi Films  special thanks

Also Known As:

The Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley (USA) (complete title)
The Strange Mr. Ripley (USA) (working title)
Талантливый мистер Рипли (Russia) [ru]
A tehetséges Mr. Ripley (Hungary) [hu]
Der talentierte Mr. Ripley (Germany) [de]
Eclipse (Japan: English title) [en]
El talento de Mr. Ripley (Spain) [es]
El talentoso Sr. Ripley (Argentina) [es]
Il talento di Mr. Ripley (Italy) [it]
L'énigmatique M. Ripley (Canada: French title) (TV title) [fr]
Lahjakas herra Ripley (Finland) [fi]
Le talentueux Mr Ripley (France) [fr]
Mr. Ripley - en man med många talanger (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
O Talentoso Mr. Ripley (Portugal) [pt]
O Talentoso Ripley (Brazil) [pt]
Ripley (Japan) [ja]
Talentatul domn Ripley (Romania) [ro]
Talentovani gospodin Ripli (Serbia) [sr]
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Denmark) [da]
Utalentowany pan Ripley (Poland) [pl]
Yetenekli bay Ripley (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

139 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M (video rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Canada:14+ (Ontario - 2006) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:18 | Czech Republic:15 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Anzio, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Mirage Enterprises

Trivia:

Matt Damon lost 30 pounds for his role in the movie.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Modern construction cranes on the Venice skyline.

Quotes:

Marge Sherwood: The thing with Dickie... it's like the sun shines on you, and it's glorious. And then he forgets you and it's very, very cold.
Tom Ripley: So I'm learning.
Marge Sherwood: When you have his attention, you feel like you're the only person in the world, that's why everybody loves him so much.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Ripley's Basque-R-Aid (2004)

Soundtrack:

PIANO QUARTET IN E-FLAT MAJOR; Opus 16

The Talented Mr. Damon is Great in this Tense Psychological Thriller.

There are a lot of reasons to see THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY. It is not your typical, run of the mill Hollywood thriller. In fact, it is refreshingly chilling and Matt Damon turns in what is by far his best acting job to date. He is able to shed the "Will Hunting" image here with a juicy role. It is a personality twisting story unlike, say, SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, which was highly conventional and more of a slasher picture. I would equate it more with Ingmar Bergman's PERSONA. The audience is never totally clear as to why "Tom Ripley" wants to consume another personality which is all the more mysterious.

Anthony Minghella, director of ENGLISH PATIENT, sets the stage in late 1950's Italy, an exotic locale which adds to the suspense. As the film progresses and it becomes more apparent there is something deeply wrong with Damon, you almost begin to root for him to get away with his malicious acts. He is so effective as the quietly psychotic Ripley because his actions do not seem planned. He just kind of takes what is not his without reason.

The beauty of Rome, Venice, and Gwyneth Paltrow tends to hide the inner turmoil going on with Damon's character and Jude Law is oblivious to it most of the time. The madness builds slowly and Law, as the target of Damon's consuming desire, realizes it too late. Law has the looks and mannerisms of a 50's matinee idol which fits perfectly within the context of the film.

Some people have said THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY is like a Hitchcock film for the 90's. I would have to agree. Damon's ability to portray a fully realized, human leach is amazing at times and the fact that I actually had some sympathy for him proves it. There are scenes of utter shock and dismay, but it is the drowning build to the inevitable murder and mayhem that grabs you.

RATING: ***1/2