Luchino Visconti
- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- November 2, 1906 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- Died
- March 17, 1976
- Active Years
- 1941–2025 (85 Years)
- Total Credits
- 93 credits in database
Biography
Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo, was born on November 2, 1906, in Milan, Lombardy, Italy, and died on March 17, 1976. He was an Italian theatre, opera, and cinema director, as well as a screenwriter, and is recognized as one of the major post-war filmmakers. His known credits include 62 works in directing. Visconti is best known for films such as Senso, Rocco and His Brothers, The Leopard, Death in Venice, Bellissima, and The Damned, among others. Several of his best-known films are historical melodramas adapted from Italian literary classics, alongside gritty dramas. He belonged to the aristocratic Visconti family from Milan.
Career overview
Luchino Visconti, born Conte Don Luchino Visconti di Modrone on November 2, 1906, in Milan, Lombardy, Italy, was an Italian theatre, opera, and cinema director, as well as a screenwriter. He is recognized as one of the greatest postwar filmmakers. His known credits include a vast body of work in directing, and he is best known for several prominent films throughout his career.
Among his most notable motion pictures are the historical melodramas adapted from Italian literary classics such as Senso in 1954 and The Leopard in 1963, as well as the gritty drama Rocco and His Brothers in 1960. He is also known for his German Trilogy, which began with The Damned in 1969, and Death in Venice in 1971. Additional works associated with his filmography include the film Bellissima.
Visconti held the title of Count of Lonate Pozzolo and belonged to the aristocratic Visconti family from Milan. His life and career spanned decades until his death on March 17, 1976, at the age of sixty-nine.
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Full Filmography
93 titles- Being Bo Widerberg (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Ciao Marcello - Mastroianni l'antidivo (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- E Trema Ancora, the Other Voice of Luchino Visconti (2024) as Self(archive footage)
- Romy, A Free Woman (2022) as archive footage
- The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021) as Self (archival footage)
- Trintignant by Trintignant (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables (2021)
- Anna Karina, Remember (2020) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret (2019) as Self - Réalisateur (archive footage)
- Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Helmut Berger, My Mother and Me (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- National Theatre Live: Obsession (2017) Original Film Writer
- Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Les Damnés (2016) Original Story
- Luchino Visconti: The Quest for the Impossible (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- 1960 (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- Anna Magnani - Recitare la verità (2008) as (archive footage)
- The Hidden Angels of Luchino Visconti (2008) as Self (archive footage)
- Callas Assoluta (2007) as Self (archive footage)
- Marcello, una vita dolce (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- Helmut Berger - Mein Leben (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- Luchino Visconti (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- Visconti: La verdad del melodrama (2001) as Self (archive footage)
- Don Carlo (1985) Production Design
- Ludwig (1981) Director
- My Name Is Anna Magnani (1980) as Self (archive footage)
- Callas: A Documentary (1978) as Self
- The Innocent (1976) Screenplay
- The Innocent (1976) Director
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self (archive footage)
- Conversation Piece (1974) Director
- Conversation Piece (1974) Screenplay
- Ludwig (1973) Screenplay
- Ludwig (1973) Director
- Ludwig (1973) Story
- La tenda in piazza (1972) as Self (uncredited)
- Bailey on Visconti (1972) as Self
- Death in Venice (1971) Screenplay
- Death in Venice (1971) Producer
- Death in Venice (1971) Director
- Treffpunkte (1970) as Self
- Visconti's Venice (1970) as Self
- Searching for Tadzio (1970) as Self (uncredited)
- Searching for Tadzio (1970) Director
- The Damned (1969) Director
- The Damned (1969) Screenplay
- The Damned (1969) Story
- The Witches (1967) Director
- The Stranger (1967) Director
- The Stranger (1967) Screenplay
- Cinéma et Réalité (1967) as Self
- A Propos D'Un Crime (1967) as Self
- Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti (1966) as Self - Interviewee
- Sandra (1965) Director
- Sandra (1965) Story
- Sandra (1965) Screenplay
- Tokyo Olympiad (1965) Thanks
- The Leopard (1963) Director
- The Leopard (1963) Screenplay
- Boccaccio '70 (1962) Director
- Boccaccio '70 (1962) Screenplay
- Rocco and His Brothers (1960) Director
- Rocco and His Brothers (1960) Screenplay
- Rocco and His Brothers (1960) Story
- Rocco and His Brothers (1960) Dialogue
- White Nights (1957) Director
- White Nights (1957) Screenplay
- White Nights (1957) Story
- Reflets de Cannes (1954) as Self
- Senso (1954) Story
- Senso (1954) Director
- Senso (1954) Screenplay
- Anna Magnani (1953) Director
- We, the Women (1953) Director
- We, the Women (1953) Screenplay
- Bellissima (1952) Director
- Bellissima (1952) Screenplay
- Notes on a True Story (1951) Director
- La Terra Trema (1949) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- La Terra Trema (1949) Director
- La Terra Trema (1949) Music Coordinator
- La Terra Trema (1949) Screenplay
- La Terra Trema (1949) Producer
- La Terra Trema (1949) Story
- A Day in the Country (1946) Assistant Director
- Days of Glory (1945) Director
- Days of Glory (1945) Assistant Director
- Obsession (1943) Screenplay
- Obsession (1943) Director
- Obsession (1943) Dialogue
- Tosca (1941) Assistant Director
- Internationaal Theatre Amsterdam : The Damned Original Film Writer
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Luchino Visconti best known for?
Luchino Visconti is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021), 1960 (2010), Ludwig (1981), La chica buena dominada por papi (2026).
When and where was Luchino Visconti born?
Luchino Visconti was born on November 2, 1906 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. They passed away on March 17, 1976.
How many credits does Luchino Visconti have?
Luchino Visconti has accumulated over 93 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1941 to 2025.
What is Luchino Visconti's background in cinema and television?
Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo, was born on November 2, 1906, in Milan, Lombardy, Italy, and died on March 17, 1976. He was an Italian theatre, opera, and cinema director, as well as a screenwriter, and is recognized as one of the major post-war filmmakers. His known credits include 62 works in di...
Luchino Visconti by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self (archive footage) — aged about 67
- The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021) as Self (archival footage) — aged about 114
- 1960 (2010) as Self (archive footage) — aged about 103
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