Sandra (1965 film)

Sandra
Italian release poster
ItalianVaghe stelle dell'Orsa
Directed byLuchino Visconti
Written bySuso Cecchi d'Amico
Enrico Medioli
Luchino Visconti
StarringClaudia Cardinale
Jean Sorel
Michael Craig
CinematographyArmando Nannuzzi
Edited byMario Serandrei
Music byCesar Franck
Production
company
Vides Cinematografica
Distributed byColumbia C.E.I.A.D. (Italy)
Release dates
  • 3 September 1965 (1965-09-03) (Venice)
  • 16 September 1965 (1965-09-16) (Italy)
  • 26 November 1965 (1965-11-26) (France)
Running time
105 minutes
CountriesItaly
France
LanguageItalian

Sandra (Italian: Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa, lit.'Glimmering stars of the Great Bear') is a 1965 drama film directed and co-written by Luchino Visconti, and starring Claudia Cardinale, Jean Sorel, and Michael Craig. A modern-day retelling of the Electra story, the film centers on the incestuous relationship between a young Italian woman (Cardinale) and her brother (Sorel), on her return to their ancestral home of Volterra. It premiered at the 26th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion.