
Death in Venice (1971)
7.3|5 Mar, 1971|131 min
The celebrated story of a man obsessed with ideal beauty.
7.3|5 Mar, 1971|131 min
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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.
Keywords
beach
venice, italy
composer
obsession
beauty
vacation
cholera
male homosexuality
epidemic
teenage boy
makeover
homoeroticism
unspoken love
Casts

Dirk Bogarde
Gustav von Aschenbach

Björn Andrésen
Tadzio

Romolo Valli
Hotel Manager

Mark Burns
Alfred

Nora Ricci
Tadzio's Governess

Silvana Mangano
Tadzio's Mother

Marisa Berenson
Aschenbach's Wife

Carole André
Esmeralda, Brothel Prostitute

Leslie French
Travel Agent

Franco Fabrizi
Barber
Antonio Apicella
Vagrant
Sergio Garfagnoli
Jaschu, Polish Youth
Ciro Cristofoletti
Hotel Clerk
Luigi Battaglia
Scapegrace

Dominique Darel
English Tourist
Masha Predit
Russian Tourist

Eva Axén
Tadzio's Oldest Sister (uncredited)

Marcello Bonini Olas
Nobleman at Hotel Party (uncredited)
Bruno Boschetti
Train Station Employee (uncredited)

Nicoletta Elmi
Little Girl at Table (uncredited)
John Fordyce
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Karl Menzel
Young Blond Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Mirella Pamphili
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Howard Nelson Rubien
Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Marco Tulli
Man Fainting at Station (uncredited)

Bill Vanders
Stationmaster (uncredited)
Crews
Mario Gallo
Executive Producer
Nicola Badalucco
Screenplay

Pasqualino De Santis
Director of Photography

Luchino Visconti
Screenplay

Luchino Visconti
Producer

Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor

Luchino Visconti
Director

Piero Tosi
Costume Design
Ferdinando Scarfiotti
Art Direction

Thomas Mann
Novel
Gastone Colantoni
Gaffer
Aldo Colanzi
Key Grip
Alfredo Di Santo
Assistant Production Manager
Dino Di Dionisio
Assistant Production Manager
Robert Gordon Edwards
Executive Producer
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hairstylist
Mario Cimini
First Assistant Camera
Bruno Sassaroli
Assistant Production Manager
Osvaldo Desideri
Assistant Set Dresser
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci
Second Assistant Camera
Loredana Cruciani
Assistant Editor
Mario D'Ambrosio
Assistant Editor
Umberto Sambuco
Assistant Production Manager
Luciano Leoni
Gaffer
Roger Webb
Lyricist
Nedo Azzini
Set Dresser
Marcello Mastrogirolamo
Second Assistant Camera
Gianfranco De Dominicis
Assistant Set Dresser
Roberto Gengarelli
Second Assistant Camera
Annie Rozier
Assistant Production Manager
Nino Cristiani
First Assistant Camera
Egidio Quarantotto
Production Supervisor
Giuseppe Muratori
Boom Operator
Paolo Luciani
Wardrobe Assistant
Maria Fanetti
Wardrobe Assistant
Sara Santarelli
Wardrobe Assistant

Paolo Pietrangeli
Second Assistant Director
Luciano Vito
Hairstylist

Gustav Mahler
Music
Gilda De Guilmi
Hairstylist
Paolo Rampazzo
Administration
Ferdinando Scarfiotti
Production Design
Lea Mazzocchi
Assistant Editor
Franco Mannino
Conductor
Albino Cocco
First Assistant Director
Anna Davini
Production Manager
Mario Tursi
Still Photographer
Vittorio Trentino
Sound
Rometta Pietrostefani
Script Supervisor

Gabriella Pescucci
Assistant Costume Designer
Mauro Gavazzi
Makeup Artist
Renato Cadueri
Sound Mixer
Mario Di Salvio
Makeup Artist
Goffredo Rocchetti
Makeup Artist
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