William Horberg children. William Horberg William Horberg is an American 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 "Fallen Angels" series for Showtime from 1993-1995. Horberg was born in Chicago where, in his first venture into film, he owned and operated the downtown repertory Sandburg Movie Theatre from 1979 to 1981. He moved into production starting his company, FutureVision, Inc., and was a producer on Cheap Trick: Live At ChicagoFest for MTV,
The Talented Mr. Ripley The Talented Mr. Ripley The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1955 psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith. This novel introduced the character of Tom Ripley, who returns in four subsequent novels known collectively as the "Ripliad". It has been adapted numerous times for film, including the 1999 film of the same name. Tom Ripley is a young man struggling to make a living in New York City by whatever means necessary, including a series of small-time confidence scams. One day, he is approached by shipping magnate Herbert Greenleaf to travel to "Mongibello", in Italy, to persuade Greenleaf's errant son, Dickie,