Mexico / Jan 02, 1963 / Acapulco Film Festival
Luchino Visconti's enduring romantic adventure
3h 6min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Pierre Clémenti | Francesco Paolo |
| Lucilla Morlacchi | Concetta |
| Giuliano Gemma | Garibaldi's General |
| Ida Galli | Carolina |
| Ottavia Piccolo | Caterina |
| Carlo Valenzano | Paolo |
| Brook Fuller | Little Prince |
| Anna Maria Bottini | Mademoiselle Dombreuil, the Governess |
| Lola Braccini | Donna Margherita |
| Marino Masé | Tutor |
| Howard Nelson Rubien | Don Diego |
| Tina Lattanzi | Cook |
| Marcella Rovena | Peasant Woman |
| Rina De Liguoro | Princess of Presicce |
| Valerio Ruggeri | Colonel |
| Giovanni Melisenda | Don Onofrio Rotolo |
| Giancarlo Lolli |
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| Franco Gulà | Mimi |
| Vittorio Duse | Colonel |
| Vanni Materassi | Sergeant |
| Giuseppe Stagnitti | |
| Carmelo Artale | |
| Olimpia Cavalli | Mariannina |
| Anna Maria Surdo | |
| Halina Zalewska | |
| Winni Riva | Waitress |
| Stelvio Rosi | Sergeant |
| Carlo Palmucci | |
| Dante Posani | |
| Rosolino Bua | |
| Ivo Garrani | Colonel Pallavicino |
| Leslie French | Cavalier Chevalley |
| Serge Reggiani | Don Francisco Ciccio Tumeo |
| Pippo Agusta | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Inna Alexeievna | Woman at Ball (uncredited) |
| Marie Bell | (uncredited) |
| Omero Capanna | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Lou Castel | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Sandra Christolini | Youngest Daughter (uncredited) |
| Maurizio Merli | (uncredited) |
| Augusto Pescarini | (uncredited) |
| Paola Piscini | (uncredited) |
| Amalia Troiani | (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il gattopardo |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Français, Italiano, Latin |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Titanus, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.), Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma |
| Release date | 27 marzo 1963 |
| Executive producer | Pietro Notarianni |
| Production | Goffredo Lombardo |
| Writer | Luchino Visconti, Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Enrico Medioli, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Massimo Franciosa |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Rotunno, Nino Cristiani, Enrico Cignitti, Giovanni Battista Poletto, Giuseppe Maccari, Piero Servo, Vladimiro Salvatori |
| Assistant directors | Francesco Massaro, Brad Fuller, Albino Cocco, Rinaldo Ricci, Luchino Visconti, Stephan Iscovescu |
| Lighting | Francesco Brescini |
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Release dates
Premiere
France / May 20, 1963 / Cannes Film Festival
United States / Aug 12, 1963 / New York City, New York
Italy / Sep 14, 1991 / Venice Film Festival (Restored Version)
Theatrical release
Italy / Mar 27, 1963 / T / Rome (Cinema Barberini)
France / Jun 14, 1963 / TP
Germany / Nov 08, 1963 / 12 / West Germany
United Kingdom / Dec 05, 1963 / U
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Japan / Jan 18, 1964 / G
Mexico / Oct 09, 1964
United States / Aug 13, 2004 / Re-release
Netherlands / Dec 23, 2004 / 12 / Re-release
Digital
France / Oct 19, 2015 / VOD
Physical media
France / Mar 01, 1995 / VHS
Brazil / Feb 10, 2005 / 14 / DVD + IMDB
Netherlands / May 13, 2008 / 12 / DVD
TV
Germany / Mar 31, 1993 / Restored Version
France / Sep 24, 2025 / France•2 (hommage à Claudia Cardinale : 15/04/1938 - 23/09/2025)
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