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Making its long-awaited U.S. home video debut, Luchino Visconti’s The Leopard (Il Gattopardo) is an epic on the grandest possible scale. The film recreates, with nostalgia, drama, and opulence, the tumultuous years of Italy's Risorgimento—when the aristocracy lost its grip and the middle classes rose and formed a unified, democratic Italy. Burt Lancaster stars as the aging prince watching his culture and fortune wane in the face of a new generation, represented by his upstart nephew (Alain Delon) and his beautiful fiancée (Claudia Cardinale). Awarded the Palme d’Or at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, The Leopard translates Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's novel, and the history it recounts, into a truly cinematic masterpiece. The Criterion Collection is proud to present the film in two distinct versions: Visconti’s original Italian version, and the alternate English-language version released in America in a newly restored special edition.
Original Release
03/29/1963
US Release
08/13/2004
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Burt Lancaster | Prince Don Fabrizio Salina |
Claudia Cardinale | Angelica Sedara / Bastiana |
Alain Delon | Tancredi Falconeri |
Paolo Stoppa | Don Calogero Sedara |
Rina Morelli | Princess Maria Stella Salina |
Romolo Valli | Father Pirrone |
Terence Hill | Count Cavriaghi |
Pierre Clémenti | Francesco Paolo |
Lucilla Morlacchi | Concetta |
Giuliano Gemma | Garibaldi's General |
Directors
Writers
Luchino Visconti, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Enrico Medioli, Massimo Franciosa
Cast
Name | Character |
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Burt Lancaster | Prince Don Fabrizio Salina |
Claudia Cardinale | Angelica Sedara / Bastiana |
Alain Delon | Tancredi Falconeri |
Paolo Stoppa | Don Calogero Sedara |
Rina Morelli | Princess Maria Stella Salina |
Romolo Valli | Father Pirrone |
Terence Hill | Count Cavriaghi |
Pierre Clémenti | Francesco Paolo |
Lucilla Morlacchi | Concetta |
Giuliano Gemma | Garibaldi's General |
Ida Galli | Carolina |
Ottavia Piccolo | Caterina |
Carlo Valenzano | Paolo |
Brook Fuller | Little Prince |
Anna Maria Bottini | Mademoiselle Dombreuil, the Governess |
Lola Braccini | Donna Margherita |
Marino Masé | Tutor |
Howard Nelson Rubien | Don Diego |
Tina Lattanzi | Cook |
Marcella Rovena | Peasant Woman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Pietro Notarianni | Executive Producer |
Goffredo Lombardo | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1964 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Color | Nominated |
1964 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Male | Nominated |