Death in Venice

Death in Venice

130 mins | Drama, History | March 2, 1971

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.

Death in Venice

130 mins | Drama, History | March 2, 1971

Death in Venice
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, PECF, Alfa Cinematografica
Original title Morte a Venezia
Directors Rometta Pietrostefani, Albino Cocco, Paolo Pietrangeli, Luchino Visconti
Writers Roger Webb, Nicola Badalucco, Thomas Mann, Luchino Visconti

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

as Gustav von Aschenbach

Romolo Valli

as Hotel Manager

Mark Burns

as Alfred

Nora Ricci

as Tadzio's Governess

Marisa Berenson

as Aschenbach's Wife

Carole André

as Esmeralda, Brothel Prostitute

Björn Andrésen

as Tadzio

Silvana Mangano

as Tadzio's Mother

Leslie French

as Travel Agent

Franco Fabrizi

as Barber

Antonio Apicella

as Vagrant

Sergio Garfagnoli

as Jaschu, Polish Youth

Ciro Cristofoletti

as Hotel Clerk

Luigi Battaglia

as Scapegrace

Dominique Darel

as English Tourist

Masha Predit

as Russian Tourist

Eva Axén

as Tadzio's Oldest Sister (uncredited)

Marcello Bonini Olas

as Nobleman at Hotel Party (uncredited)

Bruno Boschetti

as Train Station Employee (uncredited)

Nicoletta Elmi

as Little Girl at Table (uncredited)

John Fordyce

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Karl Menzel

as Young Blond Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Mirella Pamphili

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Howard Nelson Rubien

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Marco Tulli

as Man Fainting at Station (uncredited)

Bill Vanders

as Stationmaster (uncredited)