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The Leopard

1963 film by Luchino Visconti

Film · TMDB

7.7

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.

Released: 1963-03-27186 minDir: Luchino ViscontiDrama

Cast

Burt Lancaster as Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina
Claude Cardinale as Angelica Sedara / Bastiana
Alain Delon as Tancredi Falconeri
Paolo Stoppa as Don Calogero Sedara
Rina Morelli as Princess Maria Stella Corbera of Salina
Romolo Valli as Father Pirrone

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Ratings · OMDb

IMDb

7.9/10

34,309 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Metacritic

100/100

Rated: PG
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 6 nominations total

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Key facts

Italian: Il Gattopardo
Directed by: Luchino Visconti
Screenplay by: Suso Cecchi d'Amico Pasquale Festa Campanile Enrico Medioli Massimo Franciosa Luchino Visconti
Based on: The Leopard , (1958 novel), by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Produced by: Goffredo Lombardo
Starring: Burt Lancaster Claudia Cardinale Alain Delon Paolo Stoppa Rina Morelli Romolo Valli Serge Reggiani
Cinematography: Giuseppe Rotunno
Edited by: Mario Serandrei
Music by: Nino Rota
Distributed by: Titanus (Italy) Pathé (France) 20th Century Fox (international)
Release dates: 27 March 1963 ( 1963-03-27 ) (Italy) 20 May 1963 ( 1963-05-20 ) (France)
Running time

Key dates

Published: 5 December 1963

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Part of: Vatican's list of films
Award: Palme d'Or
Genre: drama film
Country of origin: Italy
Original language: Latin
Based on: The Leopard
Director: Luchino Visconti
Screenwriter: Luchino Visconti
Cast member: Marie Bell

Article

The Leopard (Italian: Il Gattopardo, lit. 'The Serval' [il ˌɡattoˈpardo]) is a 1963 epic historical drama film directed by Luchino Visconti. Written by Visconti, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Enrico Medioli, Pasquale Festa Campanile, and Massimo Franciosa, the film is an adaptation of the 1958 novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa.

Burt Lancaster stars as Don Fabrizio Corbera, an aging Sicilian prince caught up in the sociopolitical turmoil of the Risorgimento (Italian unification) during the mid-19th century, with Alain Delon as his opportunistic nephew Tancredi, and Claudia Cardinale as his goddaughter. Paolo Stoppa, Rina Morelli, Romolo Valli, Serge Reggiani, and Terence Hill play supporting roles. The film was an international co-production between Italian studio Titanus and French studio Pathé.