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The Leopard (1963)

★ 7.7/10 186 min Drama France, Italy Italian
Director: Luchino Visconti
Screenplay by: Luchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Enrico Medioli, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Massimo Franciosa
Novel: Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
Streaming: Not available
Luchino Visconti's enduring romantic adventure

Description

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.

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Top Cast

Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina
Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale Angelica Sedara / Bastiana
Alain Delon
Alain Delon Tancredi Falconeri
Paolo Stoppa
Paolo Stoppa Don Calogero Sedara
Rina Morelli
Rina Morelli Princess Maria Stella Corbera of Salina
Romolo Valli
Romolo Valli Father Pirrone
Terence Hill
Terence Hill Count Cavriaghi
Pierre Clémenti
Pierre Clémenti Francesco Paolo

The Leopard Appears on 21 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Palme d'Or Winners
Cannes Film Festival #70

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #604
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #234
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #010
Russian Culture Ministry’s 100 Recommended Films
Russian Culture Ministry #52
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #91
The Film Foundation (by Martin Scorsese)
The Film Foundation #338
The Vatican's 45 Great Films
The Vatican #37

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: 100 Greatest Foreign Language Films
BBC #35
Paste Magazines Best Movies Of The 1960s
Paste Magazine #33
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #185

Filmmaker Curation

Agnes Varda's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #49
Dario Argento's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #38
James Gray's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #03
John Woo's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #25
Martin Scorsese's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #67
Park Chan Wook's List Of 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #08
Paul Schrader's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #44

Fun Lists

Top Of The Lists Most Quoted Films Ranked
LaCinetek #44

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1960-1969 Films
Letterboxd #76
Letterboxd Top 100 Movies Rated G Or PG
Letterboxd #87

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