The Leopard
Il gattopardo
Italy • 1963 • 3h 6m
Director
#235Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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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Credits
Crew
DirectorLuchino Visconti
WriterLuchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Enrico Medioli, Massimo Franciosa
CinematographerGiuseppe Rotunno
ComposerNino Rota
EditorMario Serandrei
ProducerGoffredo Lombardo
Cast
Burt Lancasteras Prince Don Fabrizio Salina
Claudia Cardinaleas Angelica Sedara / Bastiana
