REFERENCE: FILM - La Caduta degli Dei by Luchino Visconti (1969)

La Caduta degli dei (1969)
Directed by Luchino Visconti
Cast: Dirk Bogarde as Frederick Bruckmann, Ingrid Thulin as Sophie Von Essenbeck, Helmut Griem as Aschenbach, Helmut Berger as Martin Von Essenbeck, Renaud Verley as Gunther Von Essenbeck, Umberto Orsini as Herbert Thallman, Reinhard Kolldehoff as Konstantin Von Essenbeck (as René Koldehoff), Albrecht Schoenhals as Joachim Von Essenbeck (as Albrecht Schönhals), Florinda Bolkan as Olga, Nora Ricci as Governess, Charlotte Rampling as Elisabeth Thallman, Irina Wanka as Lisa, Karin Mittendorf as Thilde Thallman
Also Known As:
The Damned (USA)
The Damned (Götterdämmerung) Verdammten, Die (West Germany)
Runtime: 155 min
Country: Italy / Switzerland / West Germany
Language: Italian / English / German
Colour: Colour (Eastmancolour)
Sound Mix: Mono (Westrex Recording System)

The power and fortune of the Von Essenbeck family remained intact even when Germany lost the Great War and during the depression that followed. Now it's 1934 and the baron has summoned his family to a dinner that also brings a cousin rising in the Nazi party to the great house accompanied by a rising manager at the baron's company.