Death in Venice

Name: Death in Venice
Director: Luchino Visconti
Genre: Drama
Released: 1971-03-05
Duration: 2 h 11 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Björn Andrésen, Romolo Valli, Mark Burns, Nora Ricci

“The celebrated story of a man obsessed with ideal beauty.”

1971

2h 11m

Drama

Director: Luchino Visconti

Writers: Nicola Badalucco, Luchino Visconti

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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.