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The Leopard

Original title: Il gattopardo · Turkish title: Leopar

“Luchino Visconti's enduring romantic adventure”

1963 · 3 h 6 min
Directed by Luchino Visconti
DramaHistory

Cast

Burt Lancaster Alain Delon Claudia Cardinale

Plot

In 1860, as Garibaldi's forces and the unification of Italy threaten the old order of Sicily, Prince Fabrizio Salina watches the decline of his aristocratic world with weary elegance. His nephew Tancredi marries Angelica, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy, rising mayor, an alliance that the Prince accepts as the price of survival. The film ends with a long ball sequence in a palazzo. Luchino Visconti's 1963 adaptation of Lampedusa's novel, with Burt Lancaster as the Prince, won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

Sinekatalog’s take

Visconti's sumptuous epic follows a Sicilian prince as his class fades in the Risorgimento. Burt Lancaster is magnificent, and the 45-minute ballroom finale is a masterpiece of period filmmaking.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (35,143 votes)
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