11 August 1981 Drama, Music 132 mins
Gustav Von Aschenbach, a passionate composer, arrives in Venice as a result of wanderlust and there meets a young man by whose beauty he becomes obsessed.
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Robert Gard as Gustav von Aschenbach
John Shirley-Quirk as The Traveller
Vincent Redmon as Tadzio (as Vincent Redman)
Deanne Bergsma as Tadzio's Mother
James Bowman as Apollon (voice)
Tony Palmer Editor
Steuart Bedford Conductor
Benjamin Britten Original Music Composer
Myfanwy Piper Opera
Thomas Mann Novel
United Kingdom 11 August 1981
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