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1. Reflets de Cannes (1952– )
Documentary
The first show of the French television about movies; the only one dedicated to the Cannes Film Festival. Features interviews and backstage footage devoted to the event, the gala evenings, the competing films, and everyday life in Cannes.
Stars: François Chalais, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Achard, Michèle Morgan
Votes: 135
2. Cinéma et réalité (1967)
58 min | Documentary
In this feature-length documentary directed by Georges Dufaux and Clément Perron, giants of Italian cinema such as Rosselini, De Sica, Fellini and Zavattini evoke the importance of cinema ... See full summary »
Directors: Clément Perron, Georges Dufaux | Stars: Sergio Amidei, Michelangelo Antonioni, Marco Bellocchio, Renato Castellani
Votes: 66
3. Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
Not Rated | 179 min | Crime, Drama, Sport
Having recently been uprooted to Milan, Rocco and his four brothers each look for a new way in life when a prostitute comes between Rocco and his brother Simone.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot, Claudia Cardinale
Votes: 21,105
4. Television Theater (1953– )
Drama
Series of television plays.
Stars: Jerzy Trela, Krzysztof Globisz, Krystyna Janda, Jan Englert
Votes: 89
5. The Leopard (1963)
PG | 186 min | Drama, History
The Prince of Salina, a noble aristocrat of impeccable integrity, tries to preserve his family and class amid the tumultuous social upheavals of 1860s Sicily.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale, Paolo Stoppa
Votes: 28,689
6. White Nights (1957)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Romance
A humble clerk courts a woman who awaits her lover's return night after night.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni, Jean Marais, Marcella Rovena
Votes: 8,971
7. La Terra Trema (1948)
Not Rated | 160 min | Drama
In rural Sicily, the fishermen live at the mercy of the greedy wholesalers. One family risks everything to buy their own boat and operate independently.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Luchino Visconti, Antonio Pietrangeli, Antonio Arcidiacono, Giuseppe Arcidiacono
Votes: 5,572
8. Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
Not Rated | 170 min | Documentary, Sport
Kon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the expansive to the intimate.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Antonio Ambu, Gary Anderson, Gerry Ashworth, Polina Astakhova
Votes: 2,190
9. Bellissima (1951)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
A woman from the lower class desperately tries to get her daughter into the movies.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Anna Magnani, Walter Chiari, Tina Apicella, Gastone Renzelli
Votes: 5,362
10. Les Damnés (2016 TV Movie)
140 min | Drama
A wealthy German family finds that providing armaments for the Third Reich is a dangerous business.
Directors: Don Kent, Ivo van Hove | Stars: Denis Podalydès, Éric Génovèse, Sylvia Bergé, Elsa Lepoivre
Votes: 21
11. Obsession (1943)
TV-14 | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna, and they plan to get rid of her older husband.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Clara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, Dhia Cristiani, Elio Marcuzzo
Votes: 8,239
12. Don Carlo (1985 TV Movie)
210 min | Drama, Romance, Music
It is Verdi's opera "Don Carlo".
Director: Brian Large | Stars: Ileana Cotrubas, Patricia Parker, Romayne Grigorova, Luis Lima
Votes: 19
13. Ludwig (1973)
R | 238 min | Biography, Drama, History
The reign of the tormented Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from 1864 to 1886.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano
Votes: 5,973
14. A Day in the Country (1946)
Not Rated | 40 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
The family of a Parisian shop-owner spends a day in the country. The daughter falls in love with a man at the inn, where they spend the day.
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Sylvia Bataille, Jane Marken, Georges D'Arnoux, André Gabriello
Votes: 7,073
15. Callas: A Documentary (1978 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Documentary about opera diva Maria Callas.
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: John Ardoin, Biki, Jacques Bourgeois, Maria Callas
Votes: 54
16. Death in Venice (1971)
GP | 130 min | Drama, Romance
While recovering in Venice, sickly composer Gustav von Aschenbach becomes dangerously fixated with teenager Tadzio.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Romolo Valli, Mark Burns, Nora Ricci
Votes: 22,965 | Gross: $0.15M
17. The Damned (1969)
R | 157 min | Drama, War
The dramatic collapse of a wealthy, industrialist/Junker family during the reign of the Third Reich.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Ingrid Thulin, Helmut Griem, Helmut Berger
Votes: 9,885 | Gross: $0.63M
18. The Innocent (1976)
R | 112 min | Drama, Romance
Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful, he becomes enamored of her again.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Giancarlo Giannini, Laura Antonelli, Rina Morelli, Massimo Girotti
Votes: 4,246
19. Senso (1954)
Not Rated | 123 min | Drama, Romance, War
An Italian Countess is allied with Nationalists during the Italian-Austrian war of unification. However, she risks betraying their cause when she falls in love with an Austrian lieutenant.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Farley Granger, Alida Valli, Massimo Girotti, Heinz Moog
Votes: 7,495 | Gross: $0.03M
20. Conversation Piece (1974)
R | 121 min | Drama, Romance
A reclusive retired professor is faced with confronting modernity when a group of vulgar youths led by an obnoxious marchesa take up residence in his unused upper residence.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Helmut Berger, Silvana Mangano, Claudia Marsani
Votes: 5,170
21. Dommage qu'elle soit une putain (1961 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Silvia Monfort
Votes: 22
22. Sandra (1965)
105 min | Drama, Mystery
Sandra returns to her childhood village to take care of family business, but her childhood memories and secrets soon overcome her.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Claudia Cardinale, Jean Sorel, Michael Craig, Renzo Ricci
Votes: 2,229
23. Toni (1935)
84 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In the 1920s, the Provence is a magnet for immigrants seeking work in the quarries or in agriculture. Many mingle with locals and settle down permanently - like Toni, an Italian who has ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Charles Blavette, Celia Montalván, Jenny Hélia, Édouard Delmont
Votes: 2,081
24. The Stranger (1967)
104 min | Drama
A man faces a trial for murder. The court is biased because of his personal qualities.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Anna Karina, Bernard Blier, Alfred Adam
Votes: 3,078
25. The Festival Game (1970)
55 min | Documentary
Directors: Tony Klinger, Mike Lytton | Stars: Omar Sharif, Britt Ekland, Jack Nicholson, Suzanna Leigh
Votes: 39
26. Boccaccio '70 (1962)
Unrated | 205 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Inspired by Boccaccio's novellas, each episode focuses on sex, love and seduction in Italy in the 1960s, an era of economic growth and major cultural changes.
Directors: Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli, Luchino Visconti | Stars: Anita Ekberg, Sophia Loren, Romy Schneider, Marisa Solinas
Votes: 5,022
27. Bailey on Visconti (1972 TV Movie)
27 min | Documentary
David Bailey interviews Italian film director Luchino Visconti whose works include Death In Venice, The Damned and The Leopard. Recorded in Bavaria whilst Visconti was on location making ... See full summary »
Director: David Bailey | Stars: Luchino Visconti, David Bailey, Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider
Votes: 12
28. Cannes Film Festival (1952– )
News
A festival for international movies, which give each year the Palme d'Or.
Stars: Bjorn Jiskoot Jr., Isabelle Huppert, Pedro Almodóvar, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 118
29. Marcello, una vita dolce (2006)
98 min | Documentary
A documentary on the life and works of the great Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni. It features archival interviews with the actor and also reminiscences from his family, friends and colleagues.
Directors: Mario Canale, Annarosa Morri | Stars: Sergio Castellitto, Anouk Aimée, Ursula Andress, Francesca Archibugi
Votes: 104
30. Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli (1970)
45 min | Documentary
Directors: Elio Petri, Nelo Risi | Stars: Giancarlo Dettori, Luigi Diberti, Renzo Montagnani, Licia Pinelli
Votes: 46
31. Visconti's Venice (1970)
9 min | Short
This short behind-the-scenes documentary made to promote Death in Venice features interviews with director Luciano Visconti and actor Dirk Bogarde.
Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Luchino Visconti
Votes: 10
32.
Sunday Night (1965–1968)
Episode:
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
(1966)
Documentary
Stars: Riccardo Aragno, Leonard Bernstein, Maria Callas, Gianfranco Cecchele
Votes: 11
33. Days of Glory (1945)
71 min | Documentary
The first documentary on the German occupation of Rome and Italian resistance in the waning years of World War II. Shot over two years covering the trial of Fascist police chief Pietro ... See full summary »
Directors: Giuseppe De Santis, Mario Serandrei, Marcello Pagliero, Luchino Visconti | Stars: Umberto Barbaro, Umberto Calosso, Donato Carretta, Pietro Caruso
Votes: 185
34. We, the Women (1953)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Five portraits of actresses in their "common" life, seen as women rather than movie stars.
Directors: Gianni Franciolini, Alfredo Guarini, Roberto Rossellini, Luchino Visconti, Luigi Zampa | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Anna Magnani, Isa Miranda, Alida Valli
Votes: 486
35. Alla ricerca di Tadzio (1970 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary
Documentary on Luchino Visconti's travels and auditions in search for a young actor to portray the role of Tadzio in his adaptation of Thomas Mann's novella "Death in Venice", finally choosing Swedish actor Björn Andrésen.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Björn Andrésen, Sergio Garfagnoli, Luchino Visconti
Votes: 251
36. Omaggio a Roma (2009)
20 min | Short
The magic of the city, suspended between the past and the future through the images of the great director.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Monica Bellucci, Andrea Bocelli
Votes: 90
37. Tosca (1941)
105 min | Drama, Musical
Non-musical account of Puccini's opera: Tosca and Cavaradossi are in love, but the tyrant Scarpia desires Tosca and oppresses Cavaradossi who is fighting for freedom.
Directors: Carl Koch, Jean Renoir | Stars: Imperio Argentina, Michel Simon, Rossano Brazzi, Carla Candiani
Votes: 118
38. Neues aus der Welt des Films (1965–1975)
30 min | News
Stars: Martin Büttner, Harald Reinl, Lilli Palmer, Peter Fonda
Votes: 10
39. The Witches (1967)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Five short stories loosely dealing with the roles of women in society.
Directors: Mauro Bolognini, Vittorio De Sica, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Franco Rossi, Luchino Visconti | Stars: Silvana Mangano, Annie Girardot, Francisco Rabal, Massimo Girotti
Votes: 1,962
40. Appunti su un fatto di cronaca (1953)
5 min | Documentary, Short
A 12-year-old girl, Annarella Bracci, was raped and killed in the popular borough of Primavalle, Rome, one of the age-old cross-roads of Italy, at the time it was going through major construction and road development projects.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Star: Vasco Pratolini
Votes: 237
41. Pour le cinéma (1968–1978)
Stars: Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Michel Piccoli, Claude Lelouch
Votes: 8
42. Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti (1966 TV Special)
50 min | Documentary
Director: Riccardo Aragno | Stars: Riccardo Aragno, Leonard Bernstein, Maria Callas, Gianfranco Cecchele
43. Sunday Night (1965–1968)
Documentary
Stars: Tony Church, Leo McKern, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Roddy Maude-Roxby
44. Review (1969–1972)
40 min | Documentary
Weekly arts magazine.
Stars: James Mossman, David Hugh Jones, Keith Dewhurst, Jim Douglas Henry
45. La tenda in piazza (1972)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Gian Maria Volontè | Stars: Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, Luchino Visconti, Gian Maria Volontè
46. La Brecha (1984– )
Drama
Stars: Hilda Vera, Blanquita Faillace, Mauricio González, Leopoldo Regnault
47. Treffpunkte (1970–1976)
45 min | Documentary
Stars: Romy Schneider, Albert Krogmann, Christopher Lee, Lou van Burg
48. Cinéma (1965–1968)
Documentary
Stars: François Chalais, Bourvil, Laurent Terzieff, Delphine Seyrig
49. Maria Callas: Vissi d'arte (1978 TV Movie)
75 min | Documentary, Music
Portrait of American-born Greek soprano Maria Callas with excerpts from the following programs or films: "Grande Nuit de l'Opéra 1958", "Trois Jours avec Maria Callas", "L'invité du Dimanche", and "Médée" (1969) by Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Directors: Brigitte Carreau, Alain Ferrari | Stars: Maria Callas, Fedora Barbieri, Nicola Benois, Cathy Berberian
50. Portrait souvenir (1960–1969)
Documentary
Stars: Roger Stéphane, Georges Simenon, François Mauriac, Jean-Louis Barrault