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Luchino Visconti's enduring romantic adventure - The Leopard
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Title: The Leopard

Release Date: 27 Mar 1963

Runtime: 3h 6m

Genre: Drama

Director: Titanus, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.), Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma

Production Companies: Titanus, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.), Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma

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.

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Average Vote: 7.74 (835 votes)

Cast

  • Prince Don Fabrizio Salina: Burt Lancaster
  • Angelica Sedara / Bastiana: Claudia Cardinale
  • Tancredi Falconeri: Alain Delon
  • Don Calogero Sedara: Paolo Stoppa
  • Princess Maria Stella Salina: Rina Morelli
  • Father Pirrone: Romolo Valli
  • Count Cavriaghi: Terence Hill
  • Francesco Paolo: Pierre Clémenti
  • Concetta: Lucilla Morlacchi
  • Garibaldi's General: Giuliano Gemma
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