The Original cast.


When Visconti after his near death stroke felt ready. VConversation Piece was his comeback Laurence Olivier was first considered for Burt Lancaster's part but he was ill at the time, the thing that surprised me the most is that the characters of Lietta and Stefano were originally offered to Anne Marie Philipe - daughter of Gerard Philipe and Martin Donovan (who years later directed Apartment Zero) - Fascinating and sad, very sad film.

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Thank you for the fascinating info.
I had heard about the original casting...also Laurence Olivier in Burt Lancaster's part and Audrey Hepburn in the Silvana Mangano's part.

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