Leo the Last

Leo the Last (1970)

Imagine being the last of anything.

Prince Leo, last in the line of rulers of a long-deposed monarchy on continental Europe and jaded with the frenetic search for kicks with the European jet-set, returns to his father's London town house for rest.

Date of release
1970-09-04
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (22)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
John Boorman

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: London

Leo the Last is a 1970 British drama film co-written and directed by John Boorman, based on the play The Prince by George Tabori and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Billie Whitelaw and Calvin Lockhart.

Production

The film was based on a play by George Tabori, who was married to actress Viveca Lindfors. She had been managed by Bob Chartoff and Irwin Winkler, who had turned into producers, and Tabori send them his script. They responded well and attached director John Boorman, with whom the producers had made Point Blank. Boorman suggested Marcello Mastroianni be cast in the lead.

Read on Wikipedia · Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Data from Wikidata.

Recommended