The Leopard
“Luchino Visconti's enduring romantic adventure”
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.
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Cast
50 people
Burt Lancaster
Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina
Known for
From Here to Eternity
Sweet Smell of Success
Claudia Cardinale
Angelica Sedara / Bastiana
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
8½
Alain Delon
Tancredi Falconeri
Known for
Le Samouraï
Le Cercle Rouge
Paolo Stoppa
Don Calogero Sedara
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Marquis of Grillo
Rina Morelli
Princess Maria Stella Corbera of Salina
Known for
Senso
The Innocent
Romolo Valli
Father Pirrone
Known for
Duck, You Sucker
Death in Venice
Terence Hill
Count Cavriaghi
Known for
They Call Me Trinity
My Name Is Nobody
Pierre Clémenti
Francesco Paolo
Known for
Belle de Jour
Pigsty
Lucilla Morlacchi
Concetta Corbera
Also in
Una storia milanese
Love & Slaps
Giuliano Gemma
Garibaldi's General
Known for
Even Angels Eat Beans
Tenebre
Ida Galli
Carolina
Known for
Be Sick… It's Free
La Dolce Vita
Ottavia Piccolo
Caterina
Known for
Have You Met Claudia?
Zorro
Luchino Visconti Director · Suso Cecchi d'Amico Screenplay Massimo Franciosa Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.8M · United States release August 13, 2004 · Produced in France, Italy
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,800,000
Production
Titanus
Production
Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)
Production
Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
S.G.C.
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Il gattopardo
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
French · Italian · Latin
Release dates
Mexico · January 2, 1963
Premiere · Acapulco Film Festival
Italy · March 27, 1963
Theatrical · Rome (Cinema Barberini)
United States · June 4, 2004
Physical · The Criterion Collection DVD
United States · August 13, 2004
Theatrical · Re-release
United States
August 12, 1963 · Premiere · New York City, New York
June 30, 2009 · Premiere · BAMcinemaFest
June 29, 2010 · Physical · The Criterion Collection Blu-ray
June 1, 2018 · Theatrical · Harvard Film Archive (Restored Version)
Brazil
February 10, 2005 · Physical · DVD + IMDB
France
May 20, 1963 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
June 14, 1963 · Theatrical
July 16, 1980 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 1, 1995 · Physical · VHS
November 26, 2003 · Physical · DVD
December 10, 2003 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 1, 2010 · Theatrical · Re-release
December 1, 2010 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
December 11, 2010 · Physical · Bluray
October 19, 2015 · Digital · VOD
May 1, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
September 24, 2025 · TV · France•2 (hommage à Claudia Cardinale : 15/04/1938 - 23/09/2025)
Germany
November 8, 1963 · Theatrical · West Germany
January 7, 1966 · Theatrical · East Germany
March 31, 1993 · TV · Restored Version
Italy
March 28, 1963 · Theatrical · Rome
March 29, 1963 · Theatrical
May 9, 1969 · Theatrical · Re-release
June 16, 1972 · Theatrical · Re-release
June 5, 1974 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 25, 1976 · Theatrical · Re-release
May 28, 1981 · Theatrical · Re-release
July 2, 1983 · Theatrical · Re-release
September 14, 1991 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival (Restored Version)
November 28, 2013 · Theatrical · Re-release
August 21, 2014 · Theatrical · Re-release
Japan
January 18, 1964 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 9, 1964 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 23, 2004 · Theatrical · Re-release
May 13, 2008 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
December 5, 1963 · Theatrical
May 2, 2003 · Theatrical · Re-release
August 27, 2010 · Theatrical · Re-release
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