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Death in Venice

Name: Death in Venice
Director: Luchino Visconti
Genre: Drama
Released: 1971
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Björn Andrésen, Romolo Valli, Mark Burns, Nora Ricci

Composer Gustav von Aschenbach travels to Venice for health reasons. There, he becomes obsessed with the stunning beauty of an adolescent Polish boy named Tadzio who is staying with his family at the same Grand Hôtel des Bains on the Lido as Aschenbach.

1971 · Directed by Luchino Visconti · 131 min · Drama · 30 frames

Tagline

The celebrated story of a man obsessed with ideal beauty.

Crew

Screenplay: Nicola Badalucco, Luchino Visconti
Cinematography: Pasqualino De Santis
Edited by: Ruggero Mastroianni
Production design: Ferdinando Scarfiotti
Produced by: Luchino Visconti

Cast

Dirk Bogarde as Gustav von Aschenbach
Björn Andrésen as Tadzio
Romolo Valli as Hotel Manager
Mark Burns as Alfred
Nora Ricci as Tadzio's Governess
Silvana Mangano as Tadzio's Mother
Marisa Berenson as Aschenbach's Wife
Carole André as Esmeralda, Brothel Prostitute
Leslie French as Travel Agent
Franco Fabrizi as Barber

Production

Country: Italy, France
Language: English, French, Italian, Russian, Polish, German
Studios: Alfa Cinematografica, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises
Themes: venice, italy, composer, obsession, beauty, vacation, cholera, male homosexuality, epidemic, teenage boy, makeover

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More by Luchino Visconti

The Leopard — 1963
Ludwig — 1973
The Damned — 1969
The Innocent — 1976
Senso — 1954
White Nights — 1957
Bellissima — 1952
La Terra Trema — 1949
Obsession — 1943
Conversation Piece — 1974
Rocco and His Brothers — 1960
Sandra — 1965

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