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Movie · 1962

Story of San Michele

Released 28 September 1962 134 min History / Drama More from 1962 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

A biographical drama is based on the 1929 autobiography of Swedish doctor Axel Martin Fredrik, The Story of San Michele. It follows the physician, psychiatrist, and adventurer as he travels the distances from Lapland to his Villa San Michele on Capri, with special stops in Paris and Rome. Personal physician to Queen Victoria, also physician to the Swedish royal family (he spent his last years living in the Royal Palace in Sweden), "Axel Munthe" knew everyone from the poorest clients to the most well-endowed. His love of animals, his support of bird sanctuaries, his involvement with architecture as he constructs his impressive villa throughout five summers, and his interests in archaeology and hypnotism are all explored.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Antoine Balpêtré
as Leblanc
64
Anneliese Würtz
as Schwester
62
Jürgen von Alten
as Dr.Lindt
59
Heinz Erhardt
as Brunoni
53
Fernand Sardou
as Petit-Piere
52
O.W. Fischer
as Axel Munthe
47
Valentina Cortese
as Eleonora Duse
39
Sonja Ziemann
as Prinzessin Clementine
36
Christiane Maybach
as Paulette
30
Renate Ewert
as Patientin
28
Ingeborg Schöner
as Natascha
27
Rosanna Schiaffino
as Antonia
22
María Mahor
as Ebba
22
Stephan Schwartz
as Boy
10
Ilja Richter
as Boy (Extra)
9
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
55years between the oldest and youngest billed
64Antoine Balpêtré — oldest on the call sheet
9Ilja Richter — youngest billed
37average age of the credited cast
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