Based on the novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa.
Program content : Twentieth Century Fox, 1963.
Special features (Disc one): New high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Giuseppe Rotunno, with restored image and sound and presented in the original Super Technirama aspect ratio of 2.21:1 ; audio commentary by film scholar Peter Cowie; new and improved English subtitle translation ; optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition.
Special features (Disc two): A Dying Breed: The Making of The Leopard, a new hour-long documentary featuring interviews with actress Claudia Cardinale, screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico, director of photography Giuseppe Totunno, filmmaker Sydney Pollack, and many others; Interview with producer Goffredo Lombardo ; an exclusive video interview with professor Millicent Marcus of the University of Pennsylvania on the history behind The Leopard; original theatrical trailers and newsreels ; stills gallery of rare behind-the-scenes production photos.
Special features (Disc three): New transfer of the 161-minute American release, with English-language dialogue (including Burt Lancaster's actual voice) ; plus: a new essay by author and film historian Michael Wood.
Enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs (aspect ratio: 2.21:1).