The Leopard (Criterion Collection)

Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon. A brilliant adaptation of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s novel that focuses on Italy just following Risorgimento, the chaotic times when a rebellious middle class rose up and opposed aristocratic supremacy to form a new democratic republic. Includes digital transfer, alternative American release, audio commentary by scholar Peter Cowie, making-of documentary with interviews with cast and crew, video interviews with producer Goffredo Lombardo, professor Millicent Marcus and more, original trailers, behind-the-scenes stills gallery and new essay by film historian Michael Wood on 3 DVDs. In Italian with English subtitles. Directed by Luchino Visconti. 1963/color/3 hrs., 5 min/PG/widescreen.