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Metascore
100 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 12 Critics What's this?

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8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 19 Ratings

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  • Starring: Alain Delon, Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale
  • Summary: Set in Sicily in 1860, Luchino Visconti's spectacular 1963 adaptation of Giuseppe di Lampedusa's international bestseller is one of the cinema's greatest evocations of the past, achingly depicting the passing of an ancient order. (Film Forum)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Smart and sumptuous.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    100
    Sumptuous and beautiful, suffused with a serene melancholy and deeply ambivalent love for a long-vanished past, Luchino Visconti's 1963 The Leopard is one of the greatest of all historical costume epics.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    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.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. ryancarroll88
    10
    "The Leopard" is the epic war drama that "Gone With The Wind" wished it could be. Plus Burt Lancaster is a bamf and Claudia Cardinale is a hottie. What more can you ask for?… Expand
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  2. shaunmed
    10
    Great cinematography but insanely boring like most movies of The Criterion Collection. I'm sure this movie has important value to film study majors but I invite you to try and watch it without falling asleep.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Lloy2
    10
    Smart and sumptuous. Beautiful, suffused with a serene melancholy and deeply ambivalent love for a long-vanished past, Luchino Visconti's 1963 The Leopard is one of the greatest of all historical costume epics. 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. Great cinematography but insanely boring like most movies of The Criterion Collection. The film is a visual masterpiece, really good mis on scene and cinematography , and even good actors; but it is too long.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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