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72% Critic Match
Death in Venice
“The celebrated story of a man obsessed with ideal beauty.”
7.2 / 10• 1971• 2h 11m•NR• Italian
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Dirk Bogarde
Gustav von Aschenbach
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Luchino Visconti's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Death in Venice is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
