Death in Venice (1971)
Directed by Luchino Visconti · 131 min · Drama
40.8 TOPICAL score · #2,611 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Composer Gustav von Aschenbach travels to Venice for health reasons. There, he becomes obsessed with the stunning beauty of an adolescent Polish boy named Tadzio who is staying with his family at the same Grand Hôtel des Bains on the Lido as Aschenbach.
Death in Venice (1971, directed by Luchino Visconti) has a TOPICAL score of 40.8 - ranked 2,611 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and historical impact, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 71% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (564 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 41 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics71% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (564 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 41 languages
- Still read22,847 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Dirk Bogarde (actor #1,178), Björn Andrésen, Romolo Valli (actor #1,192), Mark Burns