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Axel Munthe, The Doctor of San Michele (German: Axel Munthe – Der Arzt von San Michele) is a 1962 biographical drama film directed by Giorgio Capitani, Rudolf Jugert and Georg Marischka. It stars O.W. Fischer in the title role along with Rosanna Schiaffino, Sonja Ziemann and Valentina Cortese. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany.[1] It is based on the 1929 book The Story of San Michele, the memoirs of the Swedish doctor Axel Munthe.

Axel Munthe, The Doctor of San Michele
Directed by	Giorgio Capitani Rudolf Jugert Georg Marischka
Written by	Axel Munthe (novel) Hans Jacoby Harald G. Petersson
Based on	The Story of San Michele by Axel Munthe
Produced by	Artur Brauner
Starring	O.W. Fischer Rosanna Schiaffino Sonja Ziemann Valentina Cortese
Cinematography	Richard Angst
Edited by	Jutta Hering
Music by	Mario Nascimbene
Production companies	CCC Film Criterion Productions Cine-Italia Film
Distributed by	Gloria Film
Release date	28 September 1962 (1962-09-28)
Running time	134 minutes
Countries	France Italy West Germany
Language	German

It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Rome and Capri. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Werner Achmann and Willy Schatz. It was made in Eastmancolor. It premiered in Augsburg in September 1962.

Cast

• O.W. Fischer as Axel Munthe
• Rosanna Schiaffino as Antonia
• Sonja Ziemann as Prinzessin Clementine
• María Mahor as Ebba
• Valentina Cortese as Eleonora Duse
• Antoine Balpêtré as Leblanc
• Fernand Sardou as Petit-Piere
• Heinz Erhardt as Brunoni
• Renate Ewert as Patientin
• Ingeborg Schöner as Natasha
• Christiane Maybach as Paulette

References

Bibliography

• Bergfelder, Tim (2005) [2004]. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-productions in the 1960s. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-539-2.

External links

• Axel Munthe, The Doctor of San Michele at IMDb

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