Death in Venice 1971

The celebrated story of a man obsessed with ideal beauty.

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Drama Romance

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.

Release Date 1971-03-05
Runtime 2h 11m
Directors Luchino Visconti, Pasqualino De Santis, Albino Cocco, Paolo Pietrangeli
Producers Luchino Visconti, Mario Gallo, Robert Gordon Edwards
Writers Luchino Visconti, Nicola Badalucco, Thomas Mann, Roger Webb