July 1, 1961 - MGM plans to distributed the Italian-made screen version of "The Leopard," the best-selling novel by Giuseppe de Lampedusa. The $2 million film will be produced this fall in Sicily. Luchino Visconti (pictured center with Alain Delon and Romy Schneider), the highly praised Italian director of the current "Rocco and His Brothers," will direct the color film.
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