Death in Venice /
Filmed in Venice, this drama centers around a world-famous composer and conductor who, on a solitary rest holiday spies an innocent young boy and becomes obsessed over him. This secret passion carries him to his doom.
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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Burbank, Calif. :
Warner Home Video,
[1984?]
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| Series: | Foreign film festival.
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| Summary: | Filmed in Venice, this drama centers around a world-famous composer and conductor who, on a solitary rest holiday spies an innocent young boy and becomes obsessed over him. This secret passion carries him to his doom. |
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| Item Description: | Videocassette release of the 1971 motion-picture. Based on the novel Tod in Venedig by Thomas Mann. "VHS11060." Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (124 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Awards: | British Academy Awards '71: Best Art Direction, Best Soundtrack, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design ; Cannes Film Festival '71: Special Prize. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Pasquale de Santis ; editor, Ruggero Mastroianni ; music by Gustav Mahler from the 3rd and 5th Symphonies ; National Academy Orchestra of Santa Cecilia. |