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Luchino Visconti

Luchino Visconti
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Birth nameLuchino Visconti di Modrone
Birth dateNovember 2, 1906
Place of birthMilan, Lombardy, Italy
Date of deathMarch 17, 1976(age 69)
Death placeRome, Italy
AwardsGolden Palm
1963 Il Gattopardo
Golden Lion
1965 Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa...

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Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (2 November 1906 - 17 March 1976) was an Italian theatre, opera and cinema director, as well as a screenwriter. He is best known for his films The Leopard (1963) and Death in Venice (1971). There is a museum dedicated to the director's work in Ischia.


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