In 1963. Luchino Visconti got the "Palme d’Or" for his film "Il Gattopardo" ("The Leopard") at the Cannes Film Festival. Present at Cannes were Visconti, the actors Burt Lancaster and Claudia Cardinale and even a leopard, but a young and friendly one. Cannes 1956. - Photo by Edward Quinn

In 1963. Luchino Visconti got the "Palme d’Or" for his film "Il Gattopardo" ("The Leopard") at the Cannes Film Festival. Present at Cannes were Visconti, the actors Burt Lancaster and Claudia Cardinale and even a leopard, but a young and friendly one. Cannes 1956.

During the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, a crowd of photographers and onlookers gathers on the beach for a publicity event for Luchino Visconti’s film *Il Gattopardo*. At the center of attention are the film's stars, Burt Lancaster and Claudia Cardinale, posing with a young leopard lying on the sand. Lancaster kneels beside the animal as Cardinale bends over it, captivating the assembled press. That year, the celebrated film was awarded the Palme d'Or.


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