---
title: 'Conversation Piece (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luchino Visconti'
released: '1974-12-10'
runtime_minutes: 121
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/conversation-piece-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071585/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Conversation Piece (1974)

1974 · 121 min · Drama · France, Italy

Original title: Gruppo di famiglia in un interno

## Synopsis

Conversation Piece is a 1974 drama film directed, co-written, and produced by Luchino Visconti. It stars Burt Lancaster, Helmut Berger, Silvana Mangano, and Romolo Valli; with cameo appearances by Claudia Cardinale and Dominique Sanda. The film explores such themes as the collision between old and new, imminence of death, existential crises, and the sociopolitical gap between generations. The title refers to an informal group portrait, especially those painted in Britain in the 18th century, beginning in the 1720s.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luchino Visconti](https://cinepixo.com/people/luchino-visconti)
- **Screenplay:** [Luchino Visconti](https://cinepixo.com/people/luchino-visconti), [Suso Cecchi d'Amico](https://cinepixo.com/people/suso-cecchi-d-amico), [Enrico Medioli](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrico-medioli)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Franco Mannino](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-mannino)
- **Director of Photography:** [Pasqualino De Santis](https://cinepixo.com/people/pasqualino-de-santis)
- **Editor:** [Ruggero Mastroianni](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruggero-mastroianni)

## Cast

- [Umberto Raho](https://cinepixo.com/people/umberto-raho)
- [Philippe Hersent](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-hersent)
- [Valentino Macchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/valentino-macchi)
- [Guy Tréjan](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-trejan)
- [Claudia Cardinale](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudia-cardinale)
- [Elvira Cortese](https://cinepixo.com/people/elvira-cortese)
- [Romolo Valli](https://cinepixo.com/people/romolo-valli)
- [Helmut Berger](https://cinepixo.com/people/helmut-berger)
- [Dominique Sanda](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-sanda)
- [Margherita Horowitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/margherita-horowitz)
- [Lorenzo Piani](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorenzo-piani)
- [Stefano Patrizi](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefano-patrizi)
- [Claudia Marsani](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudia-marsani)
- [Silvana Mangano](https://cinepixo.com/people/silvana-mangano)
- [Enzo Fiermonte](https://cinepixo.com/people/enzo-fiermonte)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/conversation-piece-1974
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