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The Leopard (Italian: Il Gattopardo [il ˌɡattoˈpardo]) is a novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa that chronicles the changes in Sicilian life and society during the Risorgimento.
The Leopard (Italian: Il Gattopardo, lit. 'The Serval') is a 1963 epic historical drama film directed by Luchino Visconti.
Based on a novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, the film follows the decline of a Sicilian aristocratic family in the 1860s. Starring Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, and Claudia Cardinale, the film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes and was nominated for an Oscar.
The Sicilian prince Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa (1896-1957) died just after writing The Leopard, his only novel. Visconti's film adaptation, starring Alain Delon and Claudia Cardinale, won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1963.
A classic Italian film by Luchino Visconti based on a novel about Italy's Risorgimento. Features Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon, and Nino Rota's score.
The Leopard, novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, published in 1958 as Il gattopardo. The novel is a psychological study of Don Fabrizio, prince of Salina (called the Leopard, after his family crest), who witnesses with detachment the transfer of power in Sicily from the old Bourbon aristocracy
Sep 14, 2003 · "The Leopard" was written by the only man who could have written it, directed by the only man who could have directed it, and stars the only man who could have played its title character. The first of these claims is irrefutable, because Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, a Sicilian aristocrat, wrote the story out of his own heart and based it on ...
