The Leopard

The Leopard (1963)

Directed by Luchino Visconti

3h 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. 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.

Cast

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Prince Don Fabrizio Salina

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia Cardinale

Angelica Sedara / Bastiana

Alain Delon

Alain Delon

Tancredi Falconeri

Paolo Stoppa

Paolo Stoppa

Don Calogero Sedara

Rina Morelli

Rina Morelli

Princess Maria Stella Salina

Romolo Valli

Romolo Valli

Father Pirrone

Terence Hill

Terence Hill

Count Cavriaghi

Pierre Clémenti

Pierre Clémenti

Francesco Paolo

Lucilla Morlacchi

Lucilla Morlacchi

Concetta

Crew

Goffredo Lombardo

Goffredo Lombardo

Producer

Nino Rota

Nino Rota

Original Music Composer

Luchino Visconti

Luchino Visconti

Director

Giorgio Adriani

Giorgio Adriani

Production Manager

Mario Serandrei

Mario Serandrei

Editor

Luchino Visconti

Luchino Visconti

Screenplay

Giuseppe Rotunno

Giuseppe Rotunno

Director of Photography

Mario Garbuglia

Mario Garbuglia

Production Design

Piero Tosi

Piero Tosi

Costume Design

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