THE LEOPARD - CRITERION COLLECTION

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• Release Year: 1963
• Genre: Drama, War
• Plot: Making its long-awaited U.S. home video debut, Luchino Visconti's The Leopard (Il Gattopardo) is an epic on the grandest possible scale. The film recreates, with nostalgia, drama, and opulence, the tumultuous years of Italy's Risorgimento - when the aristocracy lost its grip and the middle classes rose and formed a unified, democratic Italy. Burt Lancaster stars as the aging prince watching his culture and fortune wane in the face of a new generation, represented by his upstart nephew (Alain Delon) and his beautiful fiancée (Claudia Cardinale). Awarded the Palme d'Or at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, The Leopard translates Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's novel, and the history it recounts, into a truly cinematic masterpiece. The Criterion Collection is proud to present the film in two distinct versions: Visconti's original Italian version, and the alternate English-language version released in America in a newly restored special edition.
• Cast: Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon, Paolo Stoppa, Rina Morelli, Romolo Valli, Terence Hill, Pierre Clémenti, Lucilla Morlacchi, Giuliano Gemma, Ida Galli, Ottavia Piccolo, Carlo Valenzano, Brook Fuller, Anna Maria Bottini, Lola Braccini, Marino Masé, Howard Nelson Rubien, Rina De Liguoro, Giovanni Melisenda, Giancarlo Lolli, Olimpia Cavalli, Halina Zalewska, Ivo Garrani, Leslie French, Serge Reggiani, Marie Bell, Lou Castel, Sandra Christolini, Maurizio Merli, Augusto Pescarini, Paola Piscini, Amalia Troiani, Luchino Visconti, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Enrico Medioli, Massimo Franciosa
• Director: Luchino Visconti
• Runtime: 3:06
• Company: Criterion
• Media Format: Movie