A report on Rocco and His Brothers

Delon achieved critical acclaim for roles in films such as Purple Noon (1960), Rocco and His Brothers (1960), L'Eclisse (1962), The Leopard (1963), Le Samouraï (1967), La Piscine (1969), Le Cercle Rouge (1970), Un flic (1972), and Monsieur Klein (1976).

His best-known films include Senso (1954) and The Leopard (1963), both historical melodramas based on Italian literary classics, the gritty drama Rocco and His Brothers (1960), and his "German Trilogy" – The Damned (1969), Death in Venice (1971) and Ludwig (1972).

After making her debut in a minor role with Omar Sharif in Goha (1958), Cardinale became one of the best-known actresses in Italy with roles in films such as Rocco and His Brothers (1960), Girl with a Suitcase (1961), Cartouche (1962), The Leopard (1963), and Fellini's 8½ (1963).

He met French actress Annie Girardot on the set of the film Rocco and His Brothers (1960) and married her on 6 January 1962.

As a film actor, Stoppa made some 194 appearances between 1932 and his retirement in 1983, with roles in popular classics such as Miracolo a Milano (1951), Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960), Viva l'Italia! (1961), Il Gattopardo (1962), La matriarca (1968), and Amici miei atto II (1982).

In 1956, she was awarded the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti as best up-and-coming young actress, but only with Luchino Visconti's epic Rocco e i suoi fratelli (Rocco and His Brothers, 1960), she was able to draw the public's attention.

Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960)

Rocco and His Brothers (1960)

She then focused on her stage career and appeared in a number of European films including Rocco and His Brothers (1960).

She began her career in show business as an actress playing in musicals, but also in major films such as Rocco e i suoi fratelli (Rocco and His Brothers) by Luchino Visconti and Sodoma e Gomorra (Sodom and Gomorrah) by Robert Aldrich.