DVD

The leopard [videorecording] / a Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. ; Goffredo Lombardo [producer]; a film by Luchino Visconti ; adapted for the screen by Suso Cecchi d'Amico [and others] ; a Titanus production ; directed by Luchino Visconti.

Visconti, Luchino, 1906-1976 (Added Author). Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994 (Added Author). Delon, Alain, 1935- (Added Author). Cardinale, Claudia, 1939- (Added Author). Stoppa, Paolo (Added Author). Morelli, Rina, 1908-1976 (Added Author). Tomasi di Lampedusa, Giuseppe, 1896-1957 Gattopardo. (Added Author). Titanus (Firm) (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). 4aBurt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale, Paola Stoppa, Rina Morelli. (Cast).

Summary:

Recounting the years of Italy's Risorgimento-when the aristocracy lost its grip and the middle classes rose and formed a democratic Italy. Contains the original Italian version with optional subtitles, the English-language version and special features.

Record details

ISBN: 1559409509
Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (185 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Special edizione.
Publisher: [United States] : Criterion Collection : [2004]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Form the novel by Giuseppe Tomas di Lampedusa. Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
Formatted Contents Note:	Special features: (Disc one) new high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Giuseppe Rotunno, with restored image and sound and presented in the original Super Technirama aspect ratio of 2.21:1; audio commentary by film scholar Peter Cowie; new and improved English subtitle translation; optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition; (Disc two) A Dying Breed: The Making of The Leopard, a new 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; Interview with producer Goffredo Lombardo; an exclusive video interview with professor Millicent Marcus of the University of Pennsylvania on the history behind The Leopard; original theatrical trailers and newsreels; stills gallery of rare behind-the-scenes production photos; (Disc three) new transfer of the 161-minute American release, with English-language dialogue (including Burt Lancaster's actual voice); plus: a new essay by author and film historian Michael Wood.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Giuseppe Rotunno ; film editor, Mario Serandrei ; music, Nino Rota.
Participant or Performer Note:	4aBurt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale, Paola Stoppa, Rina Morelli.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Language Note:	In Italian with optional English subtitles.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA, 1964: nominated, Best Costume Design, Color (Piero Tosi) ; Cannes Film Festival, 1963:Won, Palme d'Or (Luchino Visconti) ; Golden Globes, USA, 1964: nominated, Most Promising Newcomer - Male (Alain Delon).