John Wayne called her a “tomboy”. British actor David Niven said she was “the most beautiful Italian invention since spaghetti”. br br More than 150 films from a career that started by accident and a life that reads like a movie script. From jealous scenes with Robert de Niro, unrequited love for Marlon Brando and the child she had to hide to the masterpieces of cinema like The Leopard, Once Upon a Time in the West and Fellini’s 8 and 12. br br Meet Claudia Cardinale.br br Diego Giuliani, euronews:br br Claudia Cardinale, firstly thank you for joining us. You’re a real star with an international background: born in Tunisia, of Italian nationality and brought up let’s say in France.