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Features: DVD, Widescreen, English, Dubbed
Inspired by the critically acclaimed The Talented Mr. Ripley, Purple Noon is the edge-of-your-seat thriller that's filled with suspense! A handsome, wealthy bachelor has a sexy girlfriend and all the finest things money can buy. His envious friend, on the other hand, has nothing but his charm, good looks... and a wickedly sinister plot involving murder - and a plan to take over the rich man's life! Tensions mount as the deadly game unfolds and the murderer struggles to stay one step ahead of the police - and the ever-growing suspicions of the dead man's friends! Prepare yourself for Purple Noon, a shocking story of a betrayal, murder and stolen identity in a world where nothing is as it seems!
""Chilling… Riveting!"" The Baltimore Sun
Editor's Note
Sent to Italy to retrieve Philip, an American industrialist's wayward son, Tom Ripley, a charming young man whose social skills allow him to insinuate himself into most any situation, finds his target and gets seduced by Philip and his decadent lifestyle. Deciding to take Philip's father's money as far as it will go, Tom begins to make himself a part of Philip's circle of privileged friends in Europe. However, when Tom's money is cut off and Philip begins to tire of his company, Tom resorts to desperate measures to retain his new lifestyle. An acclaimed adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY.
| Features | Audio: English Mono; French Dolby Surround | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: French |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 3/1/2005 |
| Running Time: 118 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1960 | | Catalog ID: 2418203 | | UPC: 00786936166705 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: French | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English Dubbed, French | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...[A] sensual suspense picture..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars 06/28/1996 p.4DEntertainment Weekly
"...Oozes enjoyable kinkiness through every pore of its decadently sunstruck Eastman color film stock..." -- Rating: B 07/19/1996 p.60 Los Angeles Times
"...Clearly a classic of psychological suspense....PURPLE NOON belongs to Delon....His catlike grace, aura of danger, lonely vulnerability and sexual magnetism make him a most compelling antihero..." 06/28/1996 p.F4 Premiere
"[S]uspenseful, scenic, cynical, and eminently watchable." 07/01/2004 p.116 Uncut
"Directed at mercilessly cool, wickedly tense pace by Rene Clement....Alain Delon has never looked so much like a saint made of ice." 09/01/2004 p.140 |
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