Originally released as a motion picture in 1971. After the Thomas Mann novella Tod in Venedig. Special features: behind-the-scenes faaturette: Visconti's Venice ; theatrical trailer ; and stills gallery. Dirk Bogarde, Romolo Valli, Mark Burns, Nora Ricci, Marisa Berenson, Carole André, Björn Andresen, Silvana Mangano.
Summary:
In Venice on holiday, composer Gustav Aschenbach encounters a young Polish boy and becomes obsessed with him, a secret passion that will lead to his doom.
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