Purple Noon poster

Purple Noon

Passion at ten. Envy at eleven. Murder at noon.

7.6(634)19601h 58m4

Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • sailboat
  • plan
  • dual identity
  • based on novel or book
  • police
  • poker
  • sailing
  • millionaire
  • french noir
  • forger

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

France, Italy

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-1331 Aug 1961
    • TheatricalRe-release28 Jun 1996
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1 Jun 1961
    • TheatricalPGRe-release30 Aug 2013
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalPG31 Aug 1961
    • TheatricalPGRe-release23 Feb 2020
  • CanadaCA

    • PhysicalDVD2 Sept 2003
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical16 Aug 1961
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-166 Jun 1963
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP10 Mar 1960
    • TheatricalRe-release19 Jul 1989
    • TheatricalRe-release22 Mar 2000
    • PhysicalDVD25 Oct 2000
    • Digital / OTTVOD1 Jan 2013
    • TheatricalRe-release10 Jul 2013
    • PhysicalBlu-Ray11 Jul 2013
    • Digital / OTT12Netflix1 May 2021
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical16West Germany 15 Sept 1960
  • GreeceGR

    • TheatricalRe-release31 Jul 2008
  • Hong KongHK

    • PremiereLe French May Film Festival of Hong Kong7 May 2005
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical2 Sept 1960
    • TheatricalRe-release19 May 1972
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalG11 Jun 1960
    • TheatricalRe-release13 Aug 1977

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Purple Noon was released on 10 March 1960.

Audience reviews

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  • G

    griggs79

    6/25/2025

    9/10

    Clément keeps the surface dazzling while menace hums below. Decaë shoots blue seas, razor-crease suits and airy interiors so crisp you miss the knife. Delon’s Ripley moves with feline poise; Ronet’s louche playboy spots the teeth too late. A few slack spells stop it from greatness, yet beside the glossy remakes this stays cooler, leaner and more unsettling. If Ripley ever needed a passport mugshot, this would be it.

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    2/13/2026

    7/10

    School friend “Tom” (Alain Delon) has been despatched from the USA to Italy to fetch back the profligate son of a multi-millionaire. “Philip” (Maurice Ronet), however, is perfectly happy swanning around with his girlfriend “Marge” (Marie Laforêt) and so has little intention of returning to San Francisco with his "friend" whom he quite clearly doesn’t really remember. For the moment, “Tom” is quite happy playing the k…

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