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The Leopard
1963
· Movie
· 186 min
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #260
- IMDb #494
- Rotten Tomatoes #278
- Metacritic #68
- Letterboxd #329
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #134
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #826
- Metacritic Critics #9
- Metacritic Audience #773
- Criticker #207
- Kinopoisk #917
- AlloCiné #665
- Trakt #1165
Every rating
71–100
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 71, highest is Metacritic critics on 100. Critics average 99, everyone else 80.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →During the Italian unification in the 1860s, an aging Sicilian prince of an aristocratic family watches his way of life begin to fade. He navigates the shifting political and social landscape, arranging a marriage between his nephew and the daughter of a wealthy, boorish merchant.
Details
- Director
- Luchino Visconti
- Writers
- Enrico Medioli, Luchino Visconti, Massimo Franciosa, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
- Based on
- The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
- Released
- 27 March 1963
- Country
- France, Italy
- Language
- Italian, Latin, French
- Runtime
- 186 min
- Rated
- NR
- Awards
- 7 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 14 →1 major award won · 7 wins from 14 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Palme d'Or 1963 | Palme d'Or | Luchino Visconti | Winner |
| Special Award 1991 | Special Award | Luchino Visconti | Winner |
| Best Cinematography, Color 1964 | Best Cinematography, Color | Giuseppe Rotunno | Winner |
| Best Costume Design 1964 | Best Costume Design | Piero Tosi | Winner |
| Best Costume Design, Color 1964 | Best Costume Design, Color | Piero Tosi | Nominee |
| Best Director 1964 | Best Director | Luchino Visconti | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Film 1964 | Best Foreign Film | Luchino Visconti | Winner |
| Best Production Design 1964 | Best Production Design | Mario Garbuglia | Winner |
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Palme d'Or
1 nomination, 1 won
| Palme d'Or | Luchino Visconti | Winner |
Best Cinematography, Color
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography, Color | Giuseppe Rotunno | Winner |
Best Costume Design
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Costume Design | Piero Tosi | Winner |
Best Foreign Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Luchino Visconti | Winner |
Best Production Design
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Production Design | Mario Garbuglia | Winner |
Special Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Award | Luchino Visconti | Winner |
Top Foreign Films
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Foreign Films | The Leopard | Winner |
Best Costume Design, Color
1 nomination
| Best Costume Design, Color | Piero Tosi | Nominee |
Best Director
1 nomination
| Best Director | Luchino Visconti | Nominee |
Best Producer
1 nomination
| Best Producer | Goffredo Lombardo | Nominee |
Best Screenplay
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Luchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Enrico Medioli, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Massimo Franciosa | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actor
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Romolo Valli | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Rina Morelli | Nominee |
New Star of the Year – Actor
1 nomination
| New Star of the Year – Actor | Alain Delon | Nominee |