DVD
The leopard = Il gattopardo
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Edition
Three-DVD special ed.
Languages
In Italian, with optional English subtitles.
Performers
Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale, Paola Stoppa, Rina Morelli, Romolo Valli, Mario Girotti, Pierre Clémenti, Lucilla Morlacchi, Ida Galli, Marina Mase, Ivo Garrani, Leslie French, Serge Reggiani.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2011]
Physical Description
3 videodiscs (185 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (col. ill. ; 19 cm.)
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Summary
Amidst the tumultuous years of Italy's Risorgimento, when the aristocracy lost its grip and the middle class rose to form a unified, democratic Italy, an aging prince watches his culture and fortunes wane in the face of a new generation.
Notes
Title from disc surface.
From the novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1963.
Special features: restored, high-definition digital transfer ; audio commentary by film scholar Peter Cowie ; A dying breed : the making of The leopard, an hour-long documentary featuring interviews with actress Claudia Cardinale, screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico, director of photography Giuseppe Rotunno, filmmaker Sydney Pollack, and many others ; video interview with producer Goffredo Lombardo ; video interview with scholar Millicent Marcus on the history behind The leopard ; original theatrical trailers and newsreels ; stills gallery of rare behind-the-scenes production photos ; the 161-minute American release, with English-language dialogue (including Burt Lancaster's own voice.