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The Leopard

Original title: Il gattopardo
  • 19631963
  • PGPG
  • 3h 6m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
26K
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The Leopard (1963)
  • Drama
  • History
The Prince of Salina, a noble aristocrat of impeccable integrity, tries to preserve his family and class amid the tumultuous social upheavals of 1860s Sicily.The Prince of Salina, a noble aristocrat of impeccable integrity, tries to preserve his family and class amid the tumultuous social upheavals of 1860s Sicily.The Prince of Salina, a noble aristocrat of impeccable integrity, tries to preserve his family and class amid the tumultuous social upheavals of 1860s Sicily.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
26K
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  • Director
    • Luchino Visconti
  • Writers
    • Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa(novel)
    • Suso Cecchi D'Amico(screenplay and adaptation)
    • Pasquale Festa Campanile(screenplay and adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Burt Lancaster
    • Alain Delon
    • Claudia Cardinale
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  • Director
    • Luchino Visconti
  • Writers
    • Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa(novel)
    • Suso Cecchi D'Amico(screenplay and adaptation)
    • Pasquale Festa Campanile(screenplay and adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Burt Lancaster
    • Alain Delon
    • Claudia Cardinale
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    • 120User reviews
    • 115Critic reviews
    • 100Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 10 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Burt Lancaster
    Burt Lancaster
    • Prince Don Fabrizio Salinaas Prince Don Fabrizio Salina
    Alain Delon
    Alain Delon
    • Tancredi Falconerias Tancredi Falconeri
    Claudia Cardinale
    Claudia Cardinale
    • Angelica Sedaraas Angelica Sedara…
    Paolo Stoppa
    Paolo Stoppa
    • Don Calogero Sedaraas Don Calogero Sedara
    Rina Morelli
    Rina Morelli
    • Princess Maria Stella Salinaas Princess Maria Stella Salina
    Romolo Valli
    Romolo Valli
    • Father Pirroneas Father Pirrone
    Terence Hill
    Terence Hill
    • Count Cavriaghias Count Cavriaghi
    • (as Mario Girotti)
    Pierre Clémenti
    Pierre Clémenti
    • Francesco Paoloas Francesco Paolo
    Lucilla Morlacchi
    • Concettaas Concetta
    Giuliano Gemma
    Giuliano Gemma
    • Garibaldi's Generalas Garibaldi's General
    Evelyn Stewart
    Evelyn Stewart
    • Carolinaas Carolina
    • (as Ida Galli)
    Ottavia Piccolo
    Ottavia Piccolo
    • Caterinaas Caterina
    Carlo Valenzano
    • Paoloas Paolo
    Brook Fuller
    • Little Princeas Little Prince
    Anna Maria Bottini
    • Mademoiselle Dombreuil, the Governessas Mademoiselle Dombreuil, the Governess
    Lola Braccini
    Lola Braccini
    • Donna Margheritaas Donna Margherita
    Marino Masé
    Marino Masé
    • Tutoras Tutor
    • (as Marino Mase')
    Howard Nelson Rubien
    • Don Diegoas Don Diego
    • (as Howard N. Rubien)
    • Director
      • Luchino Visconti
    • Writers
      • Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa(novel)
      • Suso Cecchi D'Amico(screenplay and adaptation)
      • Pasquale Festa Campanile(screenplay and adaptation)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Director Luchino Visconti was disappointed that the producers of the film insisted on casting Burt Lancaster in the lead role, because he felt he was not right for the part. This caused tension between the two during the first few weeks of filming. Visconti's harsh treatment toward Lancaster eventually led to the actor publicly confronting him on the set. Visconti was so impressed with the passion and sincerity that Lancaster displayed during his tirade that the two developed a close and amicable relationship for the rest of the filming process.
    • Goofs
      At the begging of the film, Prince of Salina uses de word "mafiosi" to describe Garibaldi's supporters. This word settled few years later, as a result of the popularity of the play "I mafiusi di la Vicaria" from 1863. The mafia organization as we know it, was just starting its activities as such during the post unification period.
    • Quotes

      Prince Don Fabrizio Salina: We were the leopards, the lions, those who take our place will be jackals and sheep, and the whole lot of us - leopards, lions, jackals and sheep - will continue to think ourselves the salt of the earth.

    • Alternate versions
      The original Italian theatrical cut of "The Leopard" ("Il Gattopardo") reportedly ran 205 minutes. General consensus that the running time was excessive led Visconti to edit the film shortly after its premiere. The version that won the Palme d'Or at Cannes reportedly ran 195 minutes (based on an Italian newspaper account of the day). Visconti's preferred cut ran 187 minutes. It is this version that is now available on DVD from the Criterion Collection. An English-dubbed version, re-cut by 20th Century Fox for U.S. and U.K. release, runs approximately 161 minutes, and is also included in the Criterion set.
    • Connections
      Edited into Lo schermo a tre punte (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Titoli di Testa / Viaggio A Donnafugata
      Composed by Nino Rota

    User reviews120

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Beautiful, Thoughtful, With Some Outstanding Moments
    This is a beautiful and thoughtful film about the changes occurring in Sicily after 1860, with the unification of Italy and the disappearance of the old Kingdom of Sicily. It explores these changes and and changing role of the old aristocracy through the experiences of the Prince of Salina. Overall it is an excellent film with many beautiful scenes, much contemplation, and a great exploration of the prince's character, views, a realisations.

    It has some absolutely incredible moments, particularly the grand ball at the end, which is handled wonderfully. The film perfectly captures the prince's feelings, sadness, and sense of separation or isolation from the rest of the seemingly happy people at the ball and I don't think that I have ever seen this phenomenon handled so powerfully. The whole atmosphere of the ball, with the prince sweating and feeling in a daze while others laugh, giggle, dance and gossip, is wonderful, as is the horrible din while people go to get food and chat away whilst eating. It is unusual in that it perfectly captures such negative aspects of big, "festive" parties so rarely even addressed, much less demonstrated so flawlessly. The fact that such feelings of isolation and the like are a fundamental reality of big parties, especially when one has a lot on one's mind, makes this all the more forceful and compelling.

    However, the film has some weaknesses. It does not bring everything together quite perfectly and fails to completely hit the nail on the head. I understand the transformations in the film and the prince's emotions, yet there is too little information underlying all of this too really see the bases for these thoughts, etc. I needed to extrapolate and rely on my own knowledge of the historical circumstances, none of which really should be necessary. The result is that I can easily see how audiences may be confused or uncertain what it's all really about. Moreover, it introduces scenes or issues that seem to have no point, lack an explanation, and go nowhere. Some seem at first to have significance, but then go nowhere and this tends to distract from the central plot and themes of the film while leading to potential confusion about the point of the scenes, as well as expectations that the issues will arise again. However, while these points to me prevent this from being the absolute masterpiece that it could have been, they do not seriously detract from the film and are only minor dents in the film's incredible strengths.
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    • Aug 9, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 29, 1963 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • Latin
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Der Leopard
    • Filming locations
      • Palazzo Valguarnera Gangi, Piazza Croce dei Vespri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Titanus
      • Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma
      • Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • ITL 2,900,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $272,898
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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