TY - BOOK AU - Mannino,Franco AU - Mastroianni,Ruggero AU - De Santis,Pasquale AU - Mann,Thomas AU - Mahler,Gustav AU - Mangano,Silvana AU - Andresen,Bjn̜ AU - Berenson,Marisa AU - Bogarde,Dirk AU - Badalucco,Nicola AU - Visconti,Luchino AU - Accademia di Santa Cecilia AU - New Video (Firm) AU - Warner Home Video AU - Alfa Cinematografica TI - Death in Venice AV - Vid PY - 1981/// CY - New York New York PB - Warner Home Video Inc. New Video [distributor] KW - Feature films KW - Homosexuality in motion pictures KW - German literature KW - Moving-pictures, Italian N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -