The Leopard

“Luchino Visconti's enduring romantic adventure”

7.7(944)19633h 6m

Drama

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.

Director

Luchino Visconti

Cast

Burt Lancaster

Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina

Claudia Cardinale

Angelica Sedara / Bastiana

Alain Delon

Tancredi Falconeri

Paolo Stoppa

Don Calogero Sedara

Rina Morelli

Princess Maria Stella Corbera of Salina

Romolo Valli

Father Pirrone

Terence Hill

Count Cavriaghi

Pierre Clémenti

Francesco Paolo

Lucilla Morlacchi

Concetta Corbera

Giuliano Gemma

Garibaldi's General

Ida Galli

Carolina

Ottavia Piccolo

Caterina

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2 reviews

Geronimo1967

4y ago

8.0

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 co...

deepkino

6mo ago

7.0

Elegy for the Aristocracy Luchino Visconti's 1963 masterpiece, Il Gattopardo, does not merely narrate the historical transformation of an era; it is also a death hymn for a class. On the hot, dusty soil of Sicily, as the elegance of an age slowly turns to embers, Visconti invites his audience to history's most sorrowful ball. Prince Fabrizio Salina (Burt Lancaster) is the representative of a...