Overview:
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.| Original Title: | Il gattopardo |
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| Status: | Released (1963-03-27) |
| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 6 nominations total |
| Screen: | Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Pasquale Festa Campanile |
| Productions: | Titanus, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.), Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma |
| Production Countries: | France, Italy |
| Spoken Languages: | Français, Italiano, Latin |
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Casts
- 13784: Burt Lancaster - Prince Don Fabrizio Salina
- 4959: Claudia Cardinale - Angelica Sedara / Bastiana
- 15135: Alain Delon - Tancredi Falconeri
- 4962: Paolo Stoppa - Don Calogero Sedara
- 15136: Rina Morelli - Princess Maria Stella Salina
- 5567: Romolo Valli - Father Pirrone
- 15140: Terence Hill - Count Cavriaghi
Crews
- 15127: Luchino Visconti - Screenplay - Writing
- 3098: Nino Rota - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 15131: Giuseppe Rotunno - Director of Photography - Camera
- 15132: Mario Serandrei - Editor - Editing
- 15133: Goffredo Lombardo - Producer - Production
- 15127: Luchino Visconti - Director - Directing
- 15129: Giorgio Adriani - Production Manager - Production
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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 drama ....
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