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Luchino Visconti

Italian director (1906–1976)
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Luchino Visconti
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Summary

Luchino Visconti was born on November 2, 1906[1], in Milan[2]. He died on March 17, 1976[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a theatrical director[5], film director[6], screenwriter[7], writer[8], and director[9]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,134 views/month, #6,383 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: January 1, 1976[11]
  • Place of burial: villa La Colombaia[12]
  • Father: Giuseppe Visconti di Modrone, 1st Duke of Grazzano Visconti[13]
  • Mother: Carla Erba[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Italy[15], Italy[16]
  • Occupation: author[17], theatre designer[18], opera director[19], film screenwriter[20], librettist[21]
  • Position held: President of the Jury at the Cannes Festival[22]
  • Notable work: The Leopard[23], Ludwig[24], Rocco and His Brothers[25], The Damned[26], Senso[27], Ossessione[28], The Innocent[29], Death in Venice[30]
  • Award received: David di Donatello for Best Director[31], Nastro d'Argento for the director of the best film[32], Civil Order of Savoy[33], Silver Lion[34], Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival[35], Palme d'Or[36], Golden Lion[37]
  • Sex or gender: male[38]
  • Family: House of Visconti di Modrone[39]
  • Sexual orientation: homosexuality[40]
  • Noble title: count[41]
  • Genre: Italian neorealism[42]
  • Commons category: Luchino Visconti[43]
  • Unmarried partner: Helmut Berger[44]
  • Cause of death: stroke[45]
  • Residence: villa La Colombaia[46]
  • Family name: Visconti[47]
  • Given name: Luchino[48]
  • Official website: http://www.luchinovisconti.net/[49]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Luchino Visconti[50]
  • Relative: Giovanni Gastel[51], Ferdinando Cito Filomarino[52]
  • Student of: Lorenzo de Paolis[53]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[54]

  • Country: IT[55]

  • Began / founded: 1906-11-02[56]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1976-03-17[57]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5ff17095-6d4c-43fd-9e4f-42fab2cef45b[58]

Why It Matters

Luchino Visconti has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

He has been cited as an influence by The Best of Youth[61], a film[62], directed by Marco Tullio Giordana[63].

FAQs

Where was Luchino Visconti born?

Luchino Visconti was born in Milan[2].

Where did Luchino Visconti die?

Luchino Visconti passed away in Rome[4].

Who were Luchino Visconti's parents?

Luchino Visconti's father was Giuseppe Visconti di Modrone, 1st Duke of Grazzano Visconti[13]. Luchino Visconti's mother was Carla Erba[14].

What did Luchino Visconti do for work?

Luchino Visconti worked as a theatrical director[5], film director[6], screenwriter[7], writer[8], and director[9].

What awards did Luchino Visconti receive?

Honors received include David di Donatello for Best Director[31], Nastro d'Argento for the director of the best film[32], Civil Order of Savoy[33], and Silver Lion[34].

Who did Luchino Visconti influence?

Luchino Visconti has been cited as an influence by The Best of Youth[61].

Related Entities

Death in Venice Helmut Berger Italy Kingdom of Italy Milan Rocco and His Brothers The Damned The Leopard

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  1. [54] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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  4. [57] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [58] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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