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Leopard (The) AKA Il gattopardo (Blu-ray) (1963)
Luchino Viscontis enduring romantic adventure.Director: Luchino Visconti
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film (original Italian version)
Audio commentary with film scholar Peter Cowie
DISC TWO
* The Film (English version)
"A Dying Breed: The Making of The Leopard" documentary (61:37)
Interview with producer Goffredo Lombardo (19:34)
Interview with professor Millicent Marcus (13:40)
Promotional Materials:
Posters Gallery
"Italian Newsreels" featurette (3:17)
Italian Theatrical Trailer (3:43)
American Theatrical Trailer #1 (2:41)
American Theatrical Trailer #2 (1:09)
Stills Gallery:
Unwelcome News
The Battle of Palermo
Donnafugata
The Ball -
Subtitles:Italian Version: English (optional)
English Version: None -
Aspect Ratio:2.20:1 / 2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Version:
Italian LPCM 1.0
English Version:
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:The English version of the film is in 1080i60, in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
Comes with a 20-page booklet containing an essay by Michael Wood.
All the extras are in English and Italian with optional English subtitles.
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Extras:Interview with producer Goffredo Lombardo (19:37)
Italian Theatrical Trailer
French Theatrical Trailer
Newsreel footage
Promotional Photo Gallery -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24
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Soundtrack(s):Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono -
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Extras:Interview with producer Goffredo Lombardi (19:41, in Italian with German subtitles)
German Theatrical Trailer (2:23)
Italian Theatrical Trailer (3:08)
English Theatrical Trailer (2:41)
French Theatrical Trailer (3:34)
"Trailers from Hell" featurette (3:15)
Newsreel (3:17, in Italian with German subtitles)
Still Gallery -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.55:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
German DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (The Leopard)
* The Film - Italian version (185:49)
"Il gattopardo - raccontato da Goffredo Lombardo, a cura di Luciana Migliavacca" [The Leopard: Recounted by Lombardo, Edited by Migliavacca] featurette (19:36)
"Il recupero del Gattopardo" interview with cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno (11:33)
"Il gattopardo - un viaggio nella memoria" [The Leopard: A Trip Into Memory] featurette (20:48)
Cinecronaca [Newsclip] (3:03)
Cinegiornale [Newsreel] (0:46)
Cinematic Presentation (3:12)
Photo Galleries:
- I costumi [Costumes] (2:26)
- Le scenografie [Cinematography] (0:47)
- Il set [The Set] (3:52)
- Manifesti [Posters] (0:16)
DISC TWO (The Last Leopard) -
Subtitles:English, Italian HoH (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.55:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Comes with a 32-page liner notes booklet.
All extras in Italian with no subtitles. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (The Leopard)
* The Film - Italian version (185:49)
"Il gattopardo - raccontato da Goffredo Lombardo, a cura di Luciana Migliavacca" [The Leopard: Recounted by Lombardo, Edited by Migliavacca] featurette (19:36)
"Il recupero del Gattopardo" interview with Giuseppe Rotunno (11:33)
"Il gattopardo - un viaggio nella memoria" [The Leopard: A Trip Into Memory] featurette (20:48)
Cinecronaca [Newsclip] (3:03)
Cinegiornale [Newsreel] (0:46)
Cinematic Presentation (3:12)
Photo Galleries:
- I costumi [Costumes] (2:26)
- Le scenografie [Cinematography] (0:47)
- Il set [The Set] (3:52)
- Manifesti [Posters] (0:16)
DISC TWO (The Last Leopard) -
Subtitles:English, Italian HoH (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.20:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Comes with a 32-page liner notes booklet.
All extras in Italian with no subtitles. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by professor David Forgacs and scholar Rossana Capitano
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Extras:Interview with actress Claudia Cardinale (9:53)
Theatrical Trailer (3:16) -
Subtitles:English, English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:2.20:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 26-page liner notes booklet by David Forgacs.
The audio commentary is in Italian with optional English subtitles, while the interview is in English with optional English HoH subtitles.
All extras in HD.
The original disc had video transfer problems and the disc has been replaced. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The UK, Italian (remastered and original), and US releases each have exclusive extras. Note that the US Criterion disc includes the shorter American version, and that the Italian release is not English-friendly on its extras - but does include a bonus feature-length documentary on (producer) Goffredo Lombardo.
GENERAL NOTES:
The film was shot in Super Technirama 70 format in which 35mm film was run through a camera sideways (like VistaVision) with an eight-perf width made wider with anamorphic lenses. The 2.55:1 image was then blown up to 70mm and cropped to 2.20:1 while the 35mm Cinemascope-compatible prints were cropped to 2.35:1. The 2013 Italian and 2018 German Blu-rays feature a newer scan of the film exposing the entire width of the frame. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - contains both the Italian (185:51) and the English version (161:42).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Koch Media - No cuts - Italian version (185:25).
- Blu-ray B Remastered Edition Germany- Koch Media - No cuts - Italian version (185:26)
- Blu-ray B Remastered Edition Italy- Medusa - No cuts - Italian Version (185:49)
- Blu-ray B Special Edition Italy- Medusa - No cuts Italian version (185:51)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - original Italian version (185:28)
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Comparison added by Vincent_Bouche on 26/09/10
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 28/08/20UPDATE LOG:
26/09/10: Initial entry.
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20/12/13: Addition of the German edition.
12/09/17: Corrected title and running time on the UK disc.
10/01/20: Added Italian release.
28/08/20: Added remastered Italian and German editions.
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