known as Purple Noon (1960), directed by René Clément, stars Alain Delon as Ripley and Maurice Ronet as Greenleaf. The 1999 film version, directed by Anthony Minghella, stars Matt Damon as Ripley, Jude Law as Dickie and Gwyneth Paltrow as Marge. The 2012 Indian Tamil-language adaptation Naan is based on both the novel and its 1999 adaptation. Radio The 2009 BBC Radio 4 adaptation of the Ripley novels stars Ian Hart as Ripley, Stephen Hogan as Dickie, and Barbara Barnes as Marge. Audiobook In 2007, an unabridged audiobook was published, narrated by David Menkin. Theatre In 2010, the novel was adapted into a stage production at Northampton's Royal Theatre starring Michelle Ryan. Footnotes External links 1955 American novels American novels adapted into films American novels adapted into plays American thriller novels Grand Prix de Littérature Policière winners Novels about serial killers American novels adapted into television shows Novels by Patricia Highsmith Novels set in Greece Novels set in New York City Novels set in Rome Novels set in Venice Novels with gay themes Psychological novels Coward-McCann books