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Death in Venice
“The celebrated story of a man obsessed with ideal beauty.”
72%
Movie
2h 11m
AI Analysis
Death in Venice (1971) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Death in Venice (1971) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~131 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Death in Venice 72% (540 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Death in Venice is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
72%
from 540 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1971-03-05
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- TMDB rating
- 7.2
- TMDB ID
- 6619
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Is there an official trailer for Death in Venice?
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What is Death in Venice about?
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 t... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Death in Venice?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Death in Venice?
The official runtime for Death in Venice is approximately 131 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast

Dirk Bogarde
Gustav von Aschenbach

Björn Andrésen
Tadzio

Romolo Valli
Hotel Manager

Mark Burns
Alfred

Nora Ricci
Tadzio's Governess

Silvana Mangano
Tadzio's Mother

Marisa Berenson
Aschenbach's Wife

Carole André
Esmeralda, Brothel Prostitute

Leslie French
Travel Agent

Franco Fabrizi
Barber
- A
Antonio Apicella
Vagrant
- S
Sergio Garfagnoli
Jaschu, Polish Youth
- C
Ciro Cristofoletti
Hotel Clerk
- L
Luigi Battaglia
Scapegrace

Dominique Darel
English Tourist
- M
Masha Predit
Russian Tourist

Eva Axén
Tadzio's Oldest Sister (uncredited)

Marcello Bonini Olas
Nobleman at Hotel Party (uncredited)
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