# El Gatopardo (1963)

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**Original title**: *Il gattopardo*
**Runtime**: 186 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Luchino Visconti
**Written by**: Enrico Medioli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Luchino Visconti
**Starring**: Burt Lancaster, Claude Cardinale, Alain Delon, Paolo Stoppa, Rina Morelli, Romolo Valli

> *Luchino Visconti's enduring romantic adventure*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

*Barry Lyndon* if set in Italy. A Sicilian nobleman watches his power erode as the unification movement gains momentum. Sumptuous, elegiac, and very long.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, epic, slow-burn

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