CLAUDIA CARDINALE | THE LEOPARD (1963) Oversized photo

Vintage original 11 x 14″ (28 x 35 cm.) black-and-white double weight glossy silver gelatin print still photo, USA. Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale, dir: Luchino Visconti; Titanus/Twentieth Century Fox. Slight crease to bottom right corner, about fine.

Claudia Cardinale had the finest role of her career as lead star character Angelica Sedara in this epic saga of the dying aristocracy of 1860s Sicily. The climactic scene was a 40-minute ball sequence.

Director Luchino Visconti was a stickler for period detail and he went to great pains in the recreation of her period role, evident here in her hair styling and jewelry. Rare format oversized portrait.