Delon rejoined Visconti for another classic, the sweeping tale of 19th-century aristocrat Burt Lancaster trying to uphold Sicilian traditions and family status even as nephew Delon plans ahead in courting arriviste Paolo Stoppa’s daughter Claudia Cardinale. Visconti’s essential collaborator, costume designer Piero Tosi, earned an Oscar nod for his sumptuous recreations.

In Italian with English subtitles