Death in Venice

Mannino, Franco.

Death in Venice Alfa Cinematografica ; produced and directed by Luchino Visconti ; screenplay by Luchino Visconti, Nicola Badalucco. - New York New York Warner Home Video Inc. New Video [distributor] 1981 - 1 videocassette (130 min.) sd., col. 1/2 in.

Dubbed into English. Title from data sheet. Originally produced as motion picture in 1971 with the title: Morte a Venezia. Based on: Tod in Venedig /Thomas Mann. A foreign film (Italy) VHS Photography, Pasquale de Santis ; editor, Ruggero Mastroianni ; music, Gustav Mahler, performed by the National Academy Orchestra of Santa Cecilia, conducted by Franco Mannino. Dirk Bogarde, Bjr̲n Andresen, Silvana Mangano, Marisa Berenson. An aging, homosexual world-famous composer and conductor pursues his obsession al quest for ideal beauty in Venice, Italy circa 1911. Drawn to a lovely young boy, his secret love is unrequited, and he succumbs to cholera when an epidemic hits the Lido Isle. MPAA rating: PG

An aging, homosexual world-famous composer and conductor pursues his ob sessional quest for ideal beauty in Venice, Italy circa 1911. Drawn to a lovely young boy, his secret love is unrequited, and he succumbs to cholera when an e pidemic hits the Lido Isle.


Feature films.
Homosexuality in motion pictures.
German literature
Moving-pictures, Italian.

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