Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci Produced by Alberto Grimaldi Written by Bernardo Bertolucci, Franco Arcalli Music by Gato Barbieri Cast: Marlon Brando ~ Paul Maria Schneider ~ Jeanne Original Release Date: America October 14, 1972 Last Tango in Paris (Italian: Ultimo Tango a Parigi) is a 1972 Italian romantic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci which portrays a recent American widower who takes up an anonymous sexual relationship with a young, soon-to-be-married Parisian woman. It stars Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider, and Jean-Pierre Léaud.