| Notes | SPECIAL FEATURES
New high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Giuseppe Rotunno and presented in the original Super Technirama aspect ratio of 2.21:1, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
The 161-minute American release, with English-language dialogue, including Burt Lancaster’s own voice
Audio commentary by film scholar Peter Cowie
A Dying Breed: The Making of The Leopard, an hour-long documentary featuring interviews with Claudia Cardinale, screenwriter Suso Ceccho D’Amico, Rotunno, filmmaker Sydney Pollack, and many others
Video interview with producer Goffredo Lombardo
Video interview with professor Millicent Marcus on the history behind The Leopard
Original theatrical trailers and newsreels
Stills gallery of rare behind-the-scenes production photos
PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film historian Michael Wood
New cover by Lucien S. Y. Yang |
