Music ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1981 · 2h 12m

Death in Venice

Director

Cast

Robert Gard as Gustav von Aschenbach John Shirley-Quirk as The Traveller Vincent Redmon as Tadzio (as Vincent Redman) Deanne Bergsma as Tadzio's Mother James Bowman as Apollon (voice)

Crew

Tony Palmer — Editor Benjamin Britten — Original Music Composer Thomas Mann — Novel

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.

Mood & Themes

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Key Collaborators

Tony Palmer Director Tony Palmer Editor Benjamin Britten Original Music Composer Thomas Mann Novel

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