Death in Venice

The celebrated story of a man obsessed with ideal beauty.

131 mins
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.

Dirk Bogarde

Gustav von Aschenbach

Romolo Valli

Hotel Manager

Nora Ricci

Tadzio's Governess

Silvana Mangano

Tadzio's Mother

Marisa Berenson

Aschenbach's Wife

Carole André

Esmeralda, Brothel Prostitute

Leslie French

Travel Agent

Sergio Garfagnoli

Jaschu, Polish Youth

Luigi Battaglia

Scapegrace

Dominique Darel

English Tourist

Masha Predit

Russian Tourist

Eva Axén

Tadzio's Oldest Sister (uncredited)

Marcello Bonini Olas

Nobleman at Hotel Party (uncredited)

Bruno Boschetti

Train Station Employee (uncredited)

Nicoletta Elmi

Little Girl at Table (uncredited)

John Fordyce

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Karl Menzel

Young Blond Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Mirella Pamphili

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Howard Nelson Rubien

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Marco Tulli

Man Fainting at Station (uncredited)

Bill Vanders

Stationmaster (uncredited)

Mario Gallo

Executive Producer

Pasqualino De Santis

Director of Photography

Piero Tosi

Costume Design

Aldo Colanzi

Key Grip

Alfredo Di Santo

Assistant Production Manager

Dino Di Dionisio

Assistant Production Manager

Robert Gordon Edwards

Executive Producer

Mario Cimini

First Assistant Camera

Bruno Sassaroli

Assistant Production Manager

Osvaldo Desideri

Assistant Set Dresser

Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci

Second Assistant Camera

Loredana Cruciani

Assistant Editor

Mario D'Ambrosio

Assistant Editor

Umberto Sambuco

Assistant Production Manager

Roger Webb

Lyricist

Nedo Azzini

Set Dresser

Marcello Mastrogirolamo

Second Assistant Camera

Gianfranco De Dominicis

Assistant Set Dresser

Roberto Gengarelli

Second Assistant Camera

Annie Rozier

Assistant Production Manager

Nino Cristiani

First Assistant Camera

Egidio Quarantotto

Production Supervisor

Giuseppe Muratori

Boom Operator

Paolo Luciani

Wardrobe Assistant

Maria Fanetti

Wardrobe Assistant

Sara Santarelli

Wardrobe Assistant

Paolo Pietrangeli

Second Assistant Director

Luciano Vito

Hairstylist

Gilda De Guilmi

Hairstylist

Paolo Rampazzo

Administration

Ferdinando Scarfiotti

Production Design

Lea Mazzocchi

Assistant Editor

Albino Cocco

First Assistant Director

Anna Davini

Production Manager

Mario Tursi

Still Photographer

Rometta Pietrostefani

Script Supervisor

Gabriella Pescucci

Assistant Costume Designer

Mauro Gavazzi

Makeup Artist

Renato Cadueri

Sound Mixer

Mario Di Salvio

Makeup Artist

Goffredo Rocchetti

Makeup Artist

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