Italy / France,
1971, 130 min
Directed by:
Luchino ViscontiCinematography:
Pasqualino De SantisCast:
Dirk Bogarde, Romolo Valli, Mark Burns, Nora Ricci, Marisa Berenson, Carole André, Björn Andrésen, Silvana Mangano, Franco Fabrizi, Marco Tulli, Nicoletta Elmi (more)VOD (1)
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Abroad on a rest holiday, composer Gustav Aschenbach (Dick Bogarde) is to all the world reserved and civilized. But when he glimpses someone who inspires him to give way to a secret passion, it foreshadows his doom. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1972 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1972 - Pasqualino De Santis (Best Cinematography)
- 1972 - Best Costume Design
- 1972 - Best Production Design
- 1972 - Best Soundtrack
- 1972 - Best Film
- 1972 - Luchino Visconti (Best Director)
- 1972 - Dirk Bogarde (Best Leading Actor)
Polish Film Awards
- 2011 - Luchino Visconti (Best European Film)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1971 - Luchino Visconti (25th Anniversary Prize)
- 1971 - Luchino Visconti (Grand Prix International du Festival (1964-1974))