Fresh
The film aches with regret over a crumbling empire, but its feelings are complicated by the wise prince, who recognizes his place on the wrong side of history.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
The Leopard
Luchino Visconti's enduring romantic adventure
1963 · 3h 6m · PG
Drama
Directed by
Luchino Visconti
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The Leopard
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Luchino Visconti Director
- Burt Lancaster as Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina
- Claudia Cardinale as Angelica Sedara / Bastiana
- Alain Delon as Tancredi Falconeri
- Paolo Stoppa as Don Calogero Sedara
- Rina Morelli as Princess Maria Stella Corbera of Salina
- Romolo Valli as Father Pirrone
- Terence Hill as Count Cavriaghi
- Pierre Clémenti as Francesco Paolo
- Lucilla Morlacchi as Concetta Corbera
- Giuliano Gemma as Garibaldi's General
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A magnificent film, munificently outfitted and splendidly acted by a large cast dominated by Burt Lancaster's standout stint in the title role.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
The film is a long, rich sigh at the end of the day, one that only Don Fabrizio can hear.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Fresh
Two-plus hours of engrossing machinations and opulent scenery point the way to the piece de resistance: a 45-minute gala scene that the Almighty himself would approve as a luxuriant prelude to the Rapture.
Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York
Fresh
Is this the most beautiful film ever made?
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
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