Luchino Visconti

Birthday: November 2nd, 1906 Date of Death: March 17th, 1976 Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, 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).