Sandra (1965 film)

Sandra
Italian	Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa
Directed by	Luchino Visconti
Written by	Suso Cecchi d'Amico Enrico Medioli Luchino Visconti
Starring	Claudia Cardinale Jean Sorel Michael Craig
Cinematography	Armando Nannuzzi
Edited by	Mario Serandrei
Music by	Cesar Franck
Production company	Vides Cinematografica
Distributed by	Columbia C.E.I.A.D. (Italy)
Release date	3 September 1965 (Venice) 16 September 1965 (Italy) 26 November 1965 (France)
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	Italy France
Language	Italian

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.