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.
Dirk Bogarde
as Gustav von Aschenbach
Björn Andrésen
as Tadzio
Romolo Valli
as Hotel Manager
Mark Burns
as Alfred
Nora Ricci
as Tadzio's Governess
Silvana Mangano
as Tadzio's Mother
Marisa Berenson
as Aschenbach's Wife
Carole André
as Esmeralda, Brothel Prostitute
Leslie French
as Travel Agent
Franco Fabrizi
as Barber
Antonio Apicella
as Vagrant
Sergio Garfagnoli
as Jaschu, Polish Youth