Movie · 1971
Death in Venice
“The celebrated story of a man obsessed with ideal beauty.”
Released 5 March 1971 131 min Drama More from 1971 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Leslie French
as Travel Agent
Marco Tulli
as Man Fainting at Station (uncredited)
Dirk Bogarde
as Gustav von Aschenbach
Romolo Valli
as Hotel Manager
Nora Ricci
as Tadzio's Governess
Franco Fabrizi
as Barber
Bill Vanders
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Silvana Mangano
as Tadzio's Mother
Mark Burns
as Alfred
Marisa Berenson
as Aschenbach's Wife
Dominique Darel
as English Tourist
Carole André
as Esmeralda, Brothel Prostitute
Björn Andrésen
as Tadzio
Eva Axén
as Tadzio's Oldest Sister (uncredited)
Nicoletta Elmi
as Little Girl at Table (uncredited)
Antonio Apicella
as Vagrant
Sergio Garfagnoli
as Jaschu, Polish Youth
Ciro Cristofoletti
as Hotel Clerk
Luigi Battaglia
as Scapegrace
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The numbers
59years between the oldest and youngest billed
66Leslie French — oldest on the call sheet
7Nicoletta Elmi — youngest billed
35average age of the credited cast