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.
Cast
Dirk Bogarde
Gustav von Aschenbach
Björn Andrésen
Tadzio
Romolo Valli
Hotel Manager
Mark Burns
Alfred
Nora Ricci
Tadzio's Governess
Silvana Mangano
Tadzio's Mother
Marisa Berenson
Aschenbach's Wife
Carole André
Esmeralda, Brothel Prostitute
Leslie French
Travel Agent
Franco Fabrizi
Barber
Antonio Apicella
Vagrant
Sergio Garfagnoli
Jaschu, Polish Youth
Ciro Cristofoletti
Hotel Clerk
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)
Crew
Luchino Visconti
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Nicola Badalucco
Screenplay
Thomas Mann
Novel
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Loredana Cruciani
Assistant Editor
Mario D'Ambrosio
Assistant Editor
Lea Mazzocchi
Assistant Editor
Pasqualino De Santis
Director of Photography
Albino Cocco
First Assistant Director
Paolo Pietrangeli
Second Assistant Director
Mario Gallo
Executive Producer
Robert Gordon Edwards
Executive Producer
Egidio Quarantotto
Production Supervisor
Ferdinando Scarfiotti
Production Design, Art Direction
Mario Cimini
First Assistant Camera
Nino Cristiani
First Assistant Camera
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci
Second Assistant Camera
Roberto Gengarelli
Second Assistant Camera
Marcello Mastrogirolamo
Second Assistant Camera
Gabriella Pescucci
Assistant Costume Designer
Piero Tosi
Costume Design
Maria Fanetti
Wardrobe Assistant
Paolo Luciani
Wardrobe Assistant
Sara Santarelli
Wardrobe Assistant
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hairstylist
Luciano Vito
Hairstylist
Gilda De Guilmi
Hairstylist
Mario Di Salvio
Makeup Artist
Mauro Gavazzi
Makeup Artist
Goffredo Rocchetti
Makeup Artist
Renato Cadueri
Sound Mixer
Vittorio Trentino
Sound
Giuseppe Muratori
Boom Operator
Gustav Mahler
Music
Roger Webb
Lyricist
Nedo Azzini
Set Dresser
Gianfranco De Dominicis
Assistant Set Dresser
Osvaldo Desideri
Assistant Set Dresser
Mario Tursi
Still Photographer
Rometta Pietrostefani
Script Supervisor
Aldo Colanzi
Key Grip
Gastone Colantoni
Gaffer
Luciano Leoni
Gaffer
Anna Davini
Production Manager
Dino Di Dionisio
Assistant Production Manager
Alfredo Di Santo
Assistant Production Manager
Annie Rozier
Assistant Production Manager
Umberto Sambuco
Assistant Production Manager
Bruno Sassaroli
Assistant Production Manager
Franco Mannino
Conductor
Paolo Rampazzo
Administration
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