Death in Venice

The celebrated story of a man obsessed with ideal beauty.

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Drama
History

Overview

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

italy
teenage boy
male homosexuality
beach
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venice
epidemic
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makeover
vacation
composer
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cholera
unspoken love
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venice, italy

Details

Status: Released
Release date: March 5, 1971
Original language: Italian
Spoken languages: English
Countries: France, Italy
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures,Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises,Alfa Cinematografica
Cast: Dirk Bogarde,Björn Andrésen,Romolo Valli,Mark Burns,Nora Ricci,Silvana Mangano,Marisa Berenson,Carole André,Leslie French,Franco Fabriziand 16 more
Director: Luchino Visconti
Writer: Nicola Badalucco,Luchino Visconti,Thomas Mann,Roger Webb
Producer: Mario Gallo,Luchino Visconti,Robert Gordon Edwards
Cinematography: Pasqualino De Santis
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0067445