The Leopard
Il gattopardo
Release: 1963-03-27
·Runtime: 186m
·★ 7.7
Drama
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.
Production Countries
France
Italy
Production Companies
Titanus
Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)
Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma
Cast
Burt Lancaster
as Prince Don Fabrizio Salina
Claudia Cardinale
as Angelica Sedara / Bastiana
Alain Delon
as Tancredi Falconeri
Paolo Stoppa
as Don Calogero Sedara
Rina Morelli
as Princess Maria Stella Salina
Romolo Valli
as Father Pirrone
Terence Hill
as Count Cavriaghi
Pierre Clémenti
as Francesco Paolo
Lucilla Morlacchi
as Concetta
Giuliano Gemma
as Garibaldi's General
Ida Galli
as Carolina
Ottavia Piccolo
as Caterina
Brook Fuller
as Little Prince
Anna Maria Bottini
as Mademoiselle Dombreuil, the Governess
Lola Braccini
as Donna Margherita
Marino Masé
as Tutor
Tina Lattanzi
as Cook
Marcella Rovena
as Peasant Woman
Rina De Liguoro
as Princess of Presicce
Franco Gulà
as Mimi
Vittorio Duse
as Colonel
Vanni Materassi
as Sergeant
Olimpia Cavalli
as Mariannina
Halina Zalewska
Winni Riva
as Waitress
Stelvio Rosi
as Sergeant
Carlo Palmucci
Dante Posani
Ivo Garrani
as Colonel Pallavicino
Leslie French
as Cavalier Chevalley
Serge Reggiani
as Don Francisco Ciccio Tumeo
Pippo Agusta
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Inna Alexeievna
as Woman at Ball (uncredited)
Marie Bell
as (uncredited)
Omero Capanna
as Citizen (uncredited)
Lou Castel
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Maurizio Merli
as (uncredited)
Crew
Goffredo Lombardo
Producer
Nino Rota
Original Music Composer
Luchino Visconti
Director
Luchino Visconti
Screenplay
Giuseppe Rotunno
Director of Photography
Mario Garbuglia
Production Design
Piero Tosi
Costume Design
Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
Novel
Pietro Notarianni
Executive Producer
Nino Rota
Music Arranger
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Screenplay
Massimo Franciosa
Screenplay
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay