The Leopard (Criterion Collection)

Set in revolutionary Italy in the mid-1800s, director Luchino Visconti's masterful ode to a bygone age stars Burt Lancaster as Don Fabrizio Corbera, a Sicilian prince who seeks to preserve his family's aristocratic way of life by marrying off his nephew (Alain Delon) to the beautiful daughter (Claudia Cardinale) of a wealthy, boorish merchant. Lush drama co-stars Rina Morelli, Paolo Stoppa. Restored version; 185 min./English-dubbed American version; 161 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: Italian Dolby Digital mono, English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; "making of" documentary; interviews; photo gallery; theatrical trailers. In Italian with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. Two-disc set.