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Luchino Visconti

  • Birth: November 2, 1906
  • Death: March 17, 1976
  • Age: 69
  • Italy

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).

5

nominations

40%

winning rate

2

wins

Academy Awards

Edition Year Award Movie Status
42nd edition 1970 Best Original Screenplay The Damned
Edition Year Award Movie Status
25th edition 1972 Best Picture Death in Venice
25th edition 1972 Best Director Death in Venice

Cannes Film Festival

Edition Year Award Movie Status
24th edition 1971 25th Anniversary Prize [Main Competition] Death in Venice Winner
16th edition 1963 Palme d'Or [Main Competition] The Leopard Winner

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