The Leopard

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.

Cast

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

as Prince Don Fabrizio Salina

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia Cardinale

as Angelica Sedara / Bastiana

Alain Delon

Alain Delon

as Tancredi Falconeri

Paolo Stoppa

Paolo Stoppa

as Don Calogero Sedara

Rina Morelli

Rina Morelli

as Princess Maria Stella Salina

Romolo Valli

Romolo Valli

as Father Pirrone

Terence Hill

Terence Hill

as Count Cavriaghi

Pierre Clémenti

Pierre Clémenti

as Francesco Paolo

Lucilla Morlacchi

Lucilla Morlacchi

as Concetta

Giuliano Gemma

Giuliano Gemma

as Garibaldi's General

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I was given the blu-ray of this as a gift recently and what a lovely, thoughtful present that proved to be. The photography is glorious - the light is brilliant. Visconti delivers a truly captivating period piece but with none of the shallowness of many other costume/historical dramas. It features a...

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