Luchino Visconti

1906-1976

Biography: life and films

Luchino Visconti was an Italian film director and screenwriter whose birth name was Luchino Visconti di Modrone. He was born in Milan, Lombardy, Italy on 2nd November 1906 and died in Rome, Italy on 17th March 1976, aged 69.

His best films as a screenwriter include Ossessione (1943), La Terra trema (1948) and Il Gattopardo (1963), and whose best work as a film director include La Terra trema (1948), Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960) and Il Gattopardo (1963).

Luchino Visconti scripted 17 films, directed 17 films and appeared in 1 film.

His most frequent genres include: drama (14 films), history (4), romance (3), comedy-drama (2), comedy (2), War (2) and Fantasy (2).

Our average rating for Luchino Visconti over all films is: 3.8

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer

Tosca (1941) [w]

Ossessione (1943) [d,w]

La Terra trema (1948) [d,w]

Bellissima (1951) [d]

Siamo donne (1953) [d,w]

Senso (1954) [d,w]

Le Notti bianche (1957) [d]

Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960) [d,w]

Boccaccio '70 (1962) [d,w]

Il Gattopardo (1963) [d]

Vague Stars of Ursa... (1965) [d,w]

Le Streghe (1967) [d]

Lo Straniero (1967) [d,w]

La Caduta degli dei (1969) [d,w]

Morte a Venezia (1971) [d,w]

Ludwig (1972) [d,w]

Gruppo di famiglia in un interno (1974) [d]

L'Innocente (1976) [d]



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