The Criterion Collection

The Leopard

Edition no. 235

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  • Release Date: June 29 2010
  • Country of Release: USA
  • MSRP: $49.95
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Licensor
20th Century Fox
Directed by: Luchino Visconti
Making its long-awaited U.S. home video debut, Luchino Visconti’s The Leopard (Il Gattopardo) is an epic on the grandest possible scale. The film recreates, with nostalgia, drama, and opulence, the tumultuous years of Italy’s Risorgimento—when the aristocracy lost its grip and the middle classes rose and formed a unified, democratic Italy. Burt Lancaster stars as the aging prince watching his culture and fortune wane in the face of a new generation, represented by his upstart nephew (Alain Delon) and his beautiful fiancée (Claudia Cardinale). Awarded the Palme d’Or at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, The Leopard translates Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s novel, and the history it recounts, into a truly cinematic masterpiece. The Criterion Collection is proud to present the film in two distinct versions: Visconti’s original Italian version, and the alternate English-language version released in America in a newly restored special edition.
  • Year: 1963
  • Time: 185 | 161 min.

Technical Specifications

Format: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1 , 2.35:1
Audio: English 1.0 Dolby Digital Mono , Italian 1.0 PCM Mono
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Subtitles: English
Region: A
Discs: 2 Discs |  BD-50
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Supplements

  • The 161-minute American release, with English-language dialogue, including Burt Lancaster’s own voice
  • Audio commentary by film scholar Peter Cowie
  • A Dying Breed: The Making of The Leopard, an hour-long documentary featuring interviews with Claudia Cardinale, screenwriter Suso Cecchi D’Amico, Rotunno, filmmaker Sydney Pollack, and many others
  • Video interview with producer Goffredo Lombardo
  • Video interview with professor Millicent Marcus on the history behind The Leopard
  • Original theatrical trailers and newsreels
  • Booklet featuring and essay by film historian Michael Wood

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Release Credits

Producer: Issa Clubb

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