Il gattopardo The leopard /
Il gattopardo The leopard / [videorecording] =
Leopard
co-produzione Italo-Francese, Titanus S.p.A. Roma, S.N. Pathâe-cinâema-S.G.C. Parigi ; regia di Luchino Visconti.
- Special ed.
- [United States] : Criterion Collection, c2004.
- 3 videodiscs (185 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Criterion collection ; 235 .
- Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 235. .
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963. Contains both the original Italian version and the shortened English-language version that was theatrically released in the United States. Special features on disc one: new high-definition digital transfer with restored image and sound and presented in the original Super Technirama aspect ratio of 2.21:1; optional audio commentary by film scholar Peter Cowie; new English subtitles; optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer. Special features on disc two: A dying breed : the making of The leopard, a 60 min. documentary featuring interviews with actress Claudia Cardinale, screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico, director of photography Giuseppe Totunno, filmmaker Sydney Pollack, and many others; interview with producer Goffredo Lombardo; an interview with Prof. Millicent Marcus on the history behind Il gattopardo; original theatrical trailers and newsreels; stills gallery of rare behind-the-scenes production photos. Special features on disc three: new transfer of the 161-minute American release, with English-language dialogue (including Burt Lancaster's actual voice); an essay by author and film historian Michael Wood.
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 Totunno, 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.
Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale, Paola Stoppa, Rina Morelli.
Set in Sicily in the 1800s, this film depicts Prince Salina, a great landowner, who watches the decrease of the aristocracy's power and influence during the 'Il Risorgimento', the unification of Italy under the royal House of Savoy. The upper class tries to ignore the nationalist movements, while the prince's rebellious nephew joins Giuseppe Garibaldi's revolutionaries.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9); Dolby digital mono.
Main feature in Italian with optional English subtitles.
1559409509 9781559409506
715515015226
Gattopardo (Motion picture)
Aristocracy (Social class)--Italy--Sicily--Drama.
Sicily (Italy)--History--1815-1870--Drama.
Italy--History--1849-1870--Drama.
Feature films.
Historical films.
CM DVD 00474
791.43/72
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963. Contains both the original Italian version and the shortened English-language version that was theatrically released in the United States. Special features on disc one: new high-definition digital transfer with restored image and sound and presented in the original Super Technirama aspect ratio of 2.21:1; optional audio commentary by film scholar Peter Cowie; new English subtitles; optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer. Special features on disc two: A dying breed : the making of The leopard, a 60 min. documentary featuring interviews with actress Claudia Cardinale, screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico, director of photography Giuseppe Totunno, filmmaker Sydney Pollack, and many others; interview with producer Goffredo Lombardo; an interview with Prof. Millicent Marcus on the history behind Il gattopardo; original theatrical trailers and newsreels; stills gallery of rare behind-the-scenes production photos. Special features on disc three: new transfer of the 161-minute American release, with English-language dialogue (including Burt Lancaster's actual voice); an essay by author and film historian Michael Wood.
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 Totunno, 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.
Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale, Paola Stoppa, Rina Morelli.
Set in Sicily in the 1800s, this film depicts Prince Salina, a great landowner, who watches the decrease of the aristocracy's power and influence during the 'Il Risorgimento', the unification of Italy under the royal House of Savoy. The upper class tries to ignore the nationalist movements, while the prince's rebellious nephew joins Giuseppe Garibaldi's revolutionaries.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9); Dolby digital mono.
Main feature in Italian with optional English subtitles.
1559409509 9781559409506
715515015226
Gattopardo (Motion picture)
Aristocracy (Social class)--Italy--Sicily--Drama.
Sicily (Italy)--History--1815-1870--Drama.
Italy--History--1849-1870--Drama.
Feature films.
Historical films.
CM DVD 00474
791.43/72