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A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 70%. Scores higher than 72% of the 1,120 1970s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes70%
559 audience votes
Key crew
- Luchino ViscontiDirector
- Luchino ViscontiScreenplay
- Nicola BadaluccoScreenplay
Cast
- Dirk BogardeGustav von Aschenbach
- Björn AndrésenTadzio
- Romolo ValliHotel Manager
- Mark BurnsAlfred
- Nora RicciTadzio's Governess
- Silvana ManganoTadzio's Mother
- Marisa BerensonAschenbach's Wife
- Carole AndréEsmeralda, Brothel Prostitute
- Leslie FrenchTravel Agent
- Franco FabriziBarber
- Antonio ApicellaVagrant
- Sergio GarfagnoliJaschu, Polish Youth
Stills
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Themes
venice, italycomposerobsessionbeautyvacationcholeramale homosexualityepidemicteenage boymakeoverhomoeroticismunspoken love
The Best Movies of 1971
Death in Venice is #34 of 60
