| Description |
3 videodiscs (187 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 235.
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| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Language |
Presented in the original Italian and in English versions. |
| Note |
Based on the novel Il gattopardo (The leopard) by Giuseppe Tomasi de Lampedusa. |
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Special features: [Disc 1]. 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 & improved English subtitle translation; optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition. [Disc 2]. A dying breed: the making of The leopard, a documentary with interviews with Cladia Cardinale, screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico, director of photography Giuseppe Rotunno, filmmaker Sydney Pollack and others; Interview with producer Goffredo Lombardo; video interview with professor Millicent Marcus on the history behind The leopard; original theatrical trailers and newsreels; stills gallery of behind-the-scenes production photos. [Disc 3]. New transfer of the 161-minue American release, with English language dialogue. Set also includes new essay by author and film historian Michael Wood (1 folded sheet). |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale. |
| Credits |
Adattato e sceneggiato da Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Pasquale Pesta Campanile, Enrico Medioli, Massimo Franciosa, Luchino Visconti. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Aristocracy (Social class) -- Italy -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Aristocracy (Political science) -- Italy -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (ITALIAN), VIDEODISCS.
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| Genre |
Feature films Italy.
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Motion pictures, Italian.
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| Added Author |
Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994.
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Delon, Alain, 1935-
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Cardinale, Claudia, 1939-
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Visconti, Luchino, 1906-1976.
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Lombardo, Goffredo.
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Rotunno, Giuseppe.
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Cecchi d'Amico, Suso.
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Festa Campanile, Pasquale.
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Medioli, Enrico.
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Franciosa, Massimo, 1924-
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Tomasi di Lampedusa, Giuseppe, 1896-1957.
Gattopardo.
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Titanus (Firm)
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Gattopardo |
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Leopard |
| Note |
Container title: Luchino Visconti's The leopard |
| Added Title |
Dying breed.
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| ISBN |
1559409509 |
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9781559409506 |
| Standard No. |
715515015226 |
| Music No. |
CC1602D Criterion Collection |
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