Leo the Last
Seen it?1970 | 104 min | Drama, Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for fans of sharp satire and fans of a well-timed joke. The jokes have targets, and it hits most of them. Liked Pleasantville? This is a good next one.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Made in 1970: an older pace and style.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 12K people sought it out in the past year
Behind the scenes
A few things you might not know about the making of Leo the Last.
Boorman suggested Marcello Mastroianni be cast in the lead.
ProductionThe film was turned down by MGM, Paramount, Universal and Columbia before being picked up by United Artists.
ProductionHead of production David Picker agreed to finance even though he did not personally like the script.
Production
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Boorman
- Marcello MastroianniPrince Leo
- Billie WhitelawMargaret
- Calvin LockhartPimp Roscoe
- Vladek SheybalLaszlo
- Graham CrowdenLawyer Max
- Gwen Ffrangcon DaviesHilda
- Glenna Forster-JonesSalambo
- David de KeyserDavid
- Keefe WestJasper
- Kenneth J. WarrenKowalski