Television
- The novel was first adapted for a January 1956 episode of the anthology U.S. television series Studio One.
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Ripley, a series with Andrew Scott in the title role, started airing in April 2024. Announced in September 2019, it was originally intended for Showtime, which commissioned an eight-episode first season, to be written and directed by Steven Zaillian who had pitched the series to the network.[5][6][7] However, the series was moved to Netflix in February 2023.[8]
Film
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Plein Soleil (originally), also 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 2003 film The Room was written by Tommy Wiseau after seeing the 1999 film adaptation, based on his interpretation of himself as a real-life Dickie Greenleaf.[9][10]
- The 2012 Indian Tamil-language adaptation Naan is based on both the novel and its 1999 adaptation.[11][12]
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.[13]
Audiobook
- In 2007, an unabridged audiobook was published, narrated by David Menkin.[14]
Theatre
- In 2010, the novel was adapted into a stage production at Northampton's Royal Theatre starring Michelle Ryan.[15]
Fiction
- E. Lockheart's 2017 young adult novel Genuine Fraud is a retelling of the novel.[16]
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