Synopsis
Gustav Von Aschenbach, a passionate composer, arrives in Venice as a result of wanderlust and there meets a young man by whose beauty he becomes obsessed.
Movie Information
- Director
- Tony Palmer
- Release Year
- 1981
- Runtime
- 132 minutes
- Genre
- Music, Drama
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 3.9 / 10 (4 votes)
Top Cast
Robert Gard
Gustav von Aschenbach
John Shirley-Quirk
The Traveller
Vincent Redmon
Tadzio (as Vincent Redman)
Deanne Bergsma
Tadzio's Mother
James Bowman
Apollon (voice)
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