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Death in Venice (1971)

Film · 1971 · 131 min · Drama

The celebrated story of a man obsessed with ideal beauty.

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.

Directed by Luchino Visconti

Starring Dirk Bogarde, Björn Andrésen, Romolo Valli, Mark Burns, Nora Ricci, Silvana Mangano, Marisa Berenson, Carole André

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In cinemas1 June 1971
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First release anywhere5 March 1971

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