Ripley's Game (film)

Ripley's Game
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLiliana Cavani
Screenplay byCharles McKeown
Liliana Cavani
Based onRipley's Game
by Patricia Highsmith
Produced bySimon Bosanquet
Ricardo Tozzi
Ileen Maisel
StarringJohn Malkovich
Dougray Scott
Ray Winstone
Lena Headey
CinematographyAlfio Contini
Edited byJon Harris
Music byEnnio Morricone
Production
company
Distributed by01 Distribuzione (Italy)
Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)
Fine Line Features (United States)
Release dates
  • 2 September 2002 (2002-09-02) (Venice)
  • 7 February 2003 (2003-02-07) (Italy)
  • 30 May 2003 (2003-05-30) (United Kingdom)
  • 4 September 2003 (2003-09-04) (United States: TV)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountriesItaly
United Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million
Box office$6.2 million

Ripley's Game is a 2002 thriller film directed by Liliana Cavani. It is adapted from the 1974 novel Ripley's Game, the third in Patricia Highsmith's series about the murderous adventures of the anti-hero Tom Ripley. John Malkovich stars as Ripley, opposite Dougray Scott and Ray Winstone. The film grossed $6.2 million on a budget of $30 million, making it a box-office failure;[2] although it received positive reviews. Highsmith's novel was previously adapted in 1977 as The American Friend by director Wim Wenders, starring Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz.

  1. ^ "RIPLEY'S GAME (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Ripley's Game". Box Office Mojo.