Question: The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1999 film about what fictional character in a series of crime novels by American novelist Patricia Highsmith, as well as several film adaptations?

full_context: Document 1: Hannibal Rising: Hannibal Rising is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, published in 2006. It is a prequel to his three previous books featuring his most famous character, the cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter. It is Harris' fifth and most recent novel. The novel was released with an initial printing of at least 1.5 million copies and met with a mixed critical response. Audiobook versions have also been released, with Harris reading the text. The novel was adapted (by Harris himself) into a film of the same name in 2007, directed by Peter Webber.
Document 2: The Talented Mr. Ripley (film): The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1999 American psychological thriller film written for the screen and directed by Anthony Minghella. An adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel of the same name, the film stars Matt Damon as Tom Ripley, Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf, Gwyneth Paltrow as Marge Sherwood and Cate Blanchett as Meredith Logue.
Document 3: Purple Noon: Purple Noon (Original: Plein soleil) (Italian: "Delitto in pieno sole"), (aka "Full Sun", "Blazing Sun", "Lust for Evil" and "Talented Mr. Ripley"), is a 1960 French-Italian film directed by René Clément, loosely based on the 1955 novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley" by Patricia Highsmith. The film stars Alain Delon in his first major film, along with Maurice Ronet (as Philippe Greenleaf) and Marie Laforêt (as Marge); Romy Schneider appears briefly in an uncredited role as Freddie Miles' companion, and Billy Kearns (an expatriate American actor well liked in France) plays Greenleaf's friend Freddy Miles. The film, principally in French, contains brief sequences in Italian.
Document 4: Match Point: Match Point is a 2005 British-Luxembourgish psychological thriller film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox, and Penelope Wilton. In the film, Rhys Meyers's character marries into a wealthy family, but his social position is threatened by his affair with his brother-in-law's girlfriend, played by Johansson. The film treats themes of morality, greed, and the roles of lust, money, and luck in life, leading many to compare it to Allen's earlier film "Crimes and Misdemeanors" (1989). It was produced and filmed in London after Allen had difficulty finding financial support for the film in New York. The agreement obliged him to make it there using a cast and crew mostly from the United Kingdom. Allen quickly re-wrote the script, which was originally set in New York, for a British setting.
Document 5: Patricia Highsmith: Patricia Highsmith (January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995) was an American novelist and short story writer, known for her psychological thrillers, which led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Her first novel, "Strangers on a Train", has been adapted for stage and screen numerous times, notably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. Highsmith wrote 22 novels, including her series of five novels with Tom Ripley as protagonist, and many short stories. Existentialism is the literary movement that most influenced her writing, with "Dostoyevsky and Gide through Camus and Sartre" among her favorite authors. Graham Greene described Highsmith as "the poet of apprehension rather than fear. Fear after a time...is narcotic, it can lull one by fatigue into sleep, but apprehension nags at the nerves gently and inescapably." Published under the pseudonym of "Claire Morgan," Highsmith wrote the first lesbian novel with a happy ending, "The Price of Salt", republished 38 years later as "Carol" under her own name.
Document 6: Mary Reilly (film): Mary Reilly is a 1996 American film directed by Stephen Frears and starring Julia Roberts and John Malkovich. The movie was written by Christopher Hampton and adapted from the novel "Mary Reilly" by Valerie Martin (itself inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"). This was the re-teaming of director Frears, screenwriter Hampton, and actors Malkovich and Glenn Close, all of whom were involved in the Oscar-winning "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988).
Document 7: Tom Ripley: Thomas "Tom" Ripley is a fictional character in a series of crime novels by American novelist Patricia Highsmith, as well as several film adaptations. The five novels in which he appears—"The Talented Mr. Ripley", "Ripley Under Ground", "Ripley's Game", "The Boy Who Followed Ripley", and "Ripley Under Water", published between 1955 and 1991—are referred to collectively as the "Ripliad".
Document 8: Ripley's Game (film): Ripley's Game is a 2002 thriller film directed by Liliana Cavani. It is adapted from the 1974 novel of the same name, the third in Patricia Highsmith's ""Ripliad"", a series of books chronicling the murderous adventures of con artist Tom Ripley. John Malkovich stars as Ripley, opposite Dougray Scott and Ray Winstone. Highsmith's novel was previously adapted in 1977 as "The American Friend" by director Wim Wenders, starring Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz.
Document 9: The Talented Mr. Ripley (soundtrack): The Talented Mr. Ripley is the soundtrack of the 1999 film "The Talented Mr. Ripley" starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law and Cate Blanchett. The original score was composed by Gabriel Yared.
Document 10: Secret in Their Eyes: Secret in Their Eyes is a 2015 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Billy Ray and a remake of the 2009 Argentine film of the same name, both based on the novel "La pregunta de sus ojos" by author Eduardo Sacheri. The film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Dean Norris, and Michael Kelly.
Document 11: Ripley Under Ground (film): Ripley Under Ground (also known as White on White) is a 2005 German-British-French crime thriller film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and based on the second novel in Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley series. It stars Barry Pepper as the cunning psychopath Ripley and features Willem Dafoe, Alan Cumming and Tom Wilkinson in supporting roles. "Ripley Under Ground" was produced during July and August 2003, but was only released two years later. The film was shown on the 2005 AFI Fest by American Film Institute, receiving a low-profile wide theatrical release.
Document 12: William Horberg: William Horberg is a Hollywood film producer, chair of the Producers Guild of America on the East coast, and guest curator at ArtYard. His films include Anthony Minghella's adaptations of the novels "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and "Cold Mountain". He also produced the critically acclaimed "Fallen Angels" series for Showtime from 1993-1995.
Document 13: The Talented Mr. Ripley: The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1955 psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith. This novel first introduced the character of Tom Ripley, who returns in the novels "Ripley Under Ground" (1970), "Ripley's Game" (1974), "The Boy Who Followed Ripley" (1980), and "Ripley Under Water" (1991). The five novels are known collectively as the "Ripliad".
Document 14: Hannibal Lecter: Dr. Hannibal Lecter is a character in a series of suspense novels by Thomas Harris.
Document 15: Thomas Toughill: Thomas Toughill is a non-fiction author born in Glasgow, Scotland. His works include "Oscar Slater: The Mystery Solved", "World To Gain: The Battle For Global Domination And Why America Entered WWII" and "The Ripper Code". He currently lives in Gibraltar with his wife.
ground_truth: Tom Ripley