Story of San Michele
Axel Munthe - Der Arzt von San Michele
Release: 1962-09-28
·Runtime: 134m
·★ 4.0
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.
Production Countries
France
Germany
Italy
Production Companies
CCC Filmkunst
Cast
Rosanna Schiaffino
as Antonia
Valentina Cortese
as Eleonora Duse
Heinz Erhardt
as Brunoni
Ingeborg Schöner
as Natascha
Christiane Maybach
as Paulette
Renate Ewert
as Patientin
Antoine Balpêtré
as Leblanc
Sonja Ziemann
as Prinzessin Clementine
Ilja Richter
as Boy (Extra)
O.W. Fischer
as Axel Munthe
Anneliese Würtz
as Schwester
María Mahor
as Ebba
Stephan Schwartz
as Boy
Fernand Sardou
as Petit-Piere
