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Drama

The Leopard

- Luchino Visconti's enduring romantic adventure

As Garibaldi's troops begin the unification of Italy in the 1860s, an aristocratic Sicilian family grudgingly adapts to the sweeping social changes undermining their way of life. Proud but pragmatic Prince Don Fabrizio Salina allows his war hero nephew, Tancredi, to marry Angelica, the beautiful daughter of gauche, bourgeois Don Calogero, in order to maintain the family's accustomed level of comfort and political clout.

Release Date : 1963-03-27

Language :FrenchItalianLatin

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : TitanusSociété Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma

Production Country : FranceItaly

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Burt Lancaster

Character Name : Prince Don Fabrizio Salina

Original Name : Burt Lancaster

Gender : Male

Claudia Cardinale

Character Name : Angelica Sedara / Bastiana

Original Name : Claudia Cardinale

Gender : Female

Alain Delon

Character Name : Tancredi Falconeri

Original Name : Alain Delon

Gender : Male

Paolo Stoppa

Character Name : Don Calogero Sedara

Original Name : Paolo Stoppa

Gender : Male

Rina Morelli

Character Name : Princess Maria Stella Salina

Original Name : Rina Morelli

Gender : Female

Romolo Valli

Character Name : Father Pirrone

Original Name : Romolo Valli

Gender : Male

Terence Hill

Character Name : Count Cavriaghi

Original Name : Terence Hill

Gender : Male

Pierre Clémenti

Character Name : Francesco Paolo

Original Name : Pierre Clémenti

Gender : Male

Lucilla Morlacchi

Character Name : Concetta

Original Name : Lucilla Morlacchi

Gender : Female

Giuliano Gemma

Character Name : Garibaldi's General

Original Name : Giuliano Gemma

Gender : Male

Ida Galli

Character Name : Carolina

Original Name : Ida Galli

Gender : Female

Ottavia Piccolo

Character Name : Caterina

Original Name : Ottavia Piccolo

Gender : Female

Carlo Valenzano

Character Name : Paolo

Original Name : Carlo Valenzano

Gender : Male

Brook Fuller

Character Name : Little Prince

Original Name : Brook Fuller

Gender : Male

Anna Maria Bottini

Character Name : Mademoiselle Dombreuil, the Governess

Original Name : Anna Maria Bottini

Gender : Female

Lola Braccini

Character Name : Donna Margherita

Original Name : Lola Braccini

Gender : Female

Marino Masé

Character Name : Tutor

Original Name : Marino Masé

Gender : Male

Howard Nelson Rubien

Character Name : Don Diego

Original Name : Howard Nelson Rubien

Gender : Male

Tina Lattanzi

Character Name : Cook

Original Name : Tina Lattanzi

Gender : Female

Marcella Rovena

Character Name : Peasant Woman

Original Name : Marcella Rovena

Gender : Female

Rina De Liguoro

Character Name : Princess of Presicce

Original Name : Rina De Liguoro

Gender : Female

Valerio Ruggeri

Character Name : Colonel

Original Name : Valerio Ruggeri

Gender : Male

Giovanni Melisenda

Character Name : Don Onofrio Rotolo

Original Name : Giovanni Melisenda

Gender : Male

Giancarlo Lolli

Character Name :

Original Name : Giancarlo Lolli

Gender : Male

Franco Gulà

Character Name : Mimi

Original Name : Franco Gulà

Gender : Male

Vittorio Duse

Character Name : Colonel

Original Name : Vittorio Duse

Gender : Male

Vanni Materassi

Character Name : Sergeant

Original Name : Vanni Materassi

Gender : Male

Giuseppe Stagnitti

Character Name :

Original Name : Giuseppe Stagnitti

Gender : Male

Carmelo Artale

Character Name :

Original Name : Carmelo Artale

Gender : Male

Olimpia Cavalli

Character Name : Mariannina

Original Name : Olimpia Cavalli

Gender : Male

Anna Maria Surdo

Character Name :

Original Name : Anna Maria Surdo

Gender : Male

Halina Zalewska

Character Name :

Original Name : Halina Zalewska

Gender : Female

Winni Riva

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Winni Riva

Gender : Female

Stelvio Rosi

Character Name : Sergeant

Original Name : Stelvio Rosi

Gender : Male

Carlo Palmucci

Character Name :

Original Name : Carlo Palmucci

Gender : Male

Dante Posani

Character Name :

Original Name : Dante Posani

Gender : Male

Rosolino Bua

Character Name :

Original Name : Rosolino Bua

Gender : Male

Ivo Garrani

Character Name : Colonel Pallavicino

Original Name : Ivo Garrani

Gender : Male

Leslie French

Character Name : Cavalier Chevalley

Original Name : Leslie French

Gender : Male

Serge Reggiani

Character Name : Don Francisco Ciccio Tumeo

Original Name : Serge Reggiani

Gender : Male

Pippo Agusta

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Pippo Agusta

Gender : Male

Inna Alexeievna

Character Name : Woman at Ball (uncredited)

Original Name : Inna Alexeievna

Gender : Male

Marie Bell

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Marie Bell

Gender : Female

Omero Capanna

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Omero Capanna

Gender : Male

Lou Castel

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Lou Castel

Gender : Male

Sandra Christolini

Character Name : Youngest Daughter (uncredited)

Original Name : Sandra Christolini

Gender : Male

Maurizio Merli

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Maurizio Merli

Gender : Male

Augusto Pescarini

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Augusto Pescarini

Gender : Male

Paola Piscini

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Paola Piscini

Gender : Male

Amalia Troiani

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Amalia Troiani

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-03-28

I was given the blu-ray of this as a gift recently and what a lovely, thoughtful present that proved to be. The photography is glorious - the light is brilliant. Visconti delivers a truly captivating period piece but with none of the shallowness of many other costume/historical dramas. It features a magnificent performance from the gently aristocratic, classy Burt Lancaster as a Sicilian Prince coming to terms with the absorption of his kingdom into the newly unified Kingdom of Italy. The trials of love, war, the lavish and the poverty are all expertly and delicately portrayed and I really did get a sense of the fragility of the times. Alain Delon and Rina Morelli are superb, as is Claudia Cardinale and Nino Rota provides some sumptuous orchestrations to help all along. Knowing much about the history of the time isn't essential, it all unfolds wonderfully...