Claudia Cardinale – Filmography (Major Films)

A curated list of her most significant and widely referenced works.

1950s

  • Goha (1958) – her screen debut

  • Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) – small role

  • The Magistrate (1959)

  • The Facts of Murder (1959)

  • Rocco and His Brothers (1960, filmed in ’59) – uncredited but important early appearance

1960–1964: Breakthrough & International Stardom

  • Girl with a Suitcase (1961) – breakout performance

  • The Leopard (1963) – Visconti’s masterpiece

  • (1963) – Fellini’s classic

  • The Pink Panther (1963) – Hollywood breakthrough

  • Bebo’s Girl (1964)

  • Circus World (1964)

  • Time of Indifference (1964)

Mid‑1960s: Peak Icon Era

  • Sandra (1965) – Visconti

  • Blindfold (1965)

  • Lost Command (1966)

  • The Professionals (1966) – major Hollywood hit

  • Don’t Make Waves (1967)

  • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) – Leone’s epic; one of her defining roles

  • The Hell with Heroes (1968)

1970s

  • The Red Tent (1971)

  • The Legend of Frenchie King (1971)

  • Libera, My Love (1975)

  • A Girl in Australia (1971)

  • The Immortal Bachelor (1975)

  • The Skin (1981, filmed late ’70s)

1980s

  • Fitzcarraldo (1982) – Werner Herzog

  • Claretta (1984)

  • The Assassin (1986)

  • Mayrig (1991, filmed late ’80s)

1990s

  • Mayrig (1991)

  • Mother (1991)

  • Son of the Pink Panther (1993)

  • And Now… Ladies and Gentlemen (2002, filmed late ’90s/early 2000s)

2000s–2020s (Later Career)

  • And Now… Ladies and Gentlemen (2002)

  • The String (2009)

  • All Roads Lead to Rome (2015)

  • Niente di serio (2017)

  • The Island of Forgiveness (2022)

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