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Story of San Michele

40 %|Sep 28, 1962|History, Drama

A biographical drama is based on the 1929 autobiography of Swedish doctor Axel Martin Fredrik, The Story of San Michele. It follows the physician, psychiatrist, and adventurer as he travels the distances from Lapland to his Villa San Michele on Capri, with special stops in Paris and Rome. Personal physician to Queen Victoria, also physician to the Swedish royal family (he spent his last years living in the Royal Palace in Sweden), "Axel Munthe" knew everyone from the poorest clients to the most well-endowed. His love of animals, his support of bird sanctuaries, his involvement with architecture as he constructs his impressive villa throughout five summers, and his interests in archaeology and hypnotism are all explored.

Featured Crew

Rudolf Jugert
Director
Hans Jacoby
Writer
Artur Brauner
Producer
Richard Angst
Director of Photography
Mario Nascimbene
Original Music Composer

Cast

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O.W. Fischer
Axel Munthe
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Sonja Ziemann
Prinzessin Clementine
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Valentina Cortese
Eleonora Duse
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Renate Ewert
Patientin
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Fernand Sardou
Petit-Piere
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Ilja Richter
Boy (Extra)
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Hans Joachim Bohm
Kleiner Italiener (uncredited)
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Karl-Heinz Schulze
Ministrant (uncredited)