Italian actress Claudia Cardinale is pictured at the set in a scene during filming

PHOTO: EAST NEWS AKTORKA CLAUDIA CARDINALE Photo non dat??e de l'actrice italienne Claudia Cardinale, n??e le 15 avril 1939. Undated picture of Italian actress Claudia Cardinale who was born 15 April 1939.

Nov 25, 1968 - Marina, CA, ITALY - Emerging in the wake of Loren's international success, CLAUDIA CARDINALE was originally touted as Italy's answer to Bardot; while never attaining a measure of global stardom comparable to either performer, she nevertheless proved herself a highly capable actress, working with many of the most renowned filmmakers in world cinema. Portrayed in the costume of countess Terese Morales during the shooting of ' Adventures of Gerard'. (Credit Image: ? KEYSTONE Pictures USA)/ eyevine

Italian actress Claudia Cardinale and American actor Rock Hudson enjoy the sights of Rome during a break from filming 'Vice Versa', which is being directed by Italian film director and screenwriter Francesco Maselli. Feb. 2, 1968. (AP Photo)

Italian actress Claudia Cardinale is pictured at the set in a scene of Sergio Leone's epic

Claudia Cardinale / Once Upon a Time in the West 1968 directed by Sergio Leone

Claudia Cardinale / Once Upon a Time in the West 1968 directed by Sergio Leone

Italian actress Claudia Cardinale stands at the wheel of a motorboat on the Grand Canal, Venice, following her arrival to serve as

Pope Paul VI stretches both arms towards smiling Italian actress Claudia Cardinale as she was introduced to the Pontiff during a special audience May 6, 1967, at the Vatican, marking a Roman Catholic sponsered

29-year old Italian movie star, Claudia Cardinale poses with her nine-year-old son Patrick in the garden of her villa at the outskirts of Rome, Italy, April 19, 1967. The picture was released by AP a few days after press sources reported that the actress had a child.

Italian actress Claudia Cardinale is shown with her 8-year-old son Patrick, April 18, 1967, at her villa near Rome. Ms. Cardinale said Patrick thinks she is his sister and now she has to explain the truth to him. The boy was born in London in 1958, the result of a rape. (AP Photo)

Italian actress Claudia Cardinale and Tony Curtis gallop hand-in-hand in the surf in Malibu, Calif., during a scene in their movie, ??sDon???t Make Wave,??? Sept. 28, 1966. They are covered with mud as the result of being in a house swept down a cliff by a mud slide. Miss Cardinale wears a Tuxedo jacket borrowed from Curtis. Without it she would have been nude. (AP Photo/David F. Smith)

Claudia Cardinale (born in 1938), Italian actress, and Georges Cravenne, during the presentation of "The Professionals", film by Richard Brooks. Monte-Carlo, 1966.

Italian actress Claudia Cardinale is splashed with water by a make-up assistant before doing a beach scene in the upcoming film

Italian actress Claudia Cardinale speaks at a news conference in Rome, July 9, 1965, where she revealed she will be going to Hollywood to star in

Italian actress Claudia Cardinale is amused as Rock Hudson, her co-star, gets director's instructions in between scenes for the film

Jan 01, 1965 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - American actor CHARLES BRONSON with Italian actress CLAUDIA CARDINALE. Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky on November 3, 1921 ? August 30, 2003) was an American actor of tough guy roles. In most of his roles he starred as a brutal police detective, a western gunfighter, vigilante, boxer or a Mafia hitman. (Credit Image: ? KEYSTONE Pictures USA)/ eyevine

German actor Beppo Brehm, right, is seen with Italian actress Claudia Cardinale wearing a traditional Bavarian hat, at her arrival in Munich, Germany, December 10, 1964, at the airport. Cardianale arrived in Munich to take part at the first screening of the movie

Italian actress Claudia Cardinale sits on a bed covering her breasts with a blanket in a scene during filming

Jan 11, 1963; Rome, Italy; Actor DAVID NIVEN with co-stars CAPUCINE and CLAUDIA CARDINALE on the way to Cortina for the making of the film,' Pink Panther'. (Credit Image: ? KEYSTONE Pictures USA)/ eyevine