Ripley's Game (film)
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| Directed by | Liliana Cavani |
| Screenplay by | Charles McKeown Liliana Cavani |
| Based on | Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith |
| Produced by | Simon Bosanquet Ricardo Tozzi Ileen Maisel |
| Starring | John Malkovich Dougray Scott Ray Winstone Lena Headey |
| Cinematography | Alfio Contini |
| Edited by | Jon Harris |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
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| Distributed by | 01 Distribuzione (Italy) Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom) Fine Line Features (Worldwide) |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | Italy United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| 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; 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.