List of films related to Venice
The list of films related to Venice includes feature films , documentaries and TV series with a clear connection to Venice , i.e. films that are set in this city, that show Venice in a specific era or that deal with the political, economic or cultural life of Venice.
| year | title | Director | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | The merchant of Venice | Peter Paul Felner | Silent film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare actors including Werner Krauss , Henny Porten |
| 1927 | Casanova | Alexander Wolkoff | Silent film with color sequences from Venice. Actors include Iwan Mosjukin , Suzanne Bianchetti , Jenny Jugo , Diana Karenne |
| 1943 | Munchausen | Josef von Baky | UFA anniversary color film with Venice sequence actors including Hans Albers , Ilse Werner , Brigitte Horney |
| 1953 | One night in Venice | Georg Wildhagen | Comedy about the Venetian Carnival Performers including Hans Olden , Jeanette Schultze |
| 1955 | Dream of my life | David Lean | Single American falls in love with a married man in Venice. Performers include Katharine Hepburn , Rossano Brazzi |
| 1957 | Sissi - fateful years of an empress | Ernst Marischka | Last Sissi film with a final sequence in Venice. Actors include Romy Schneider , Karlheinz Böhm |
| 1962 | Romance in Venice | Eduard von Borsody | Austrian love film with Venice sequence starring Walter Reyer , Ann Smyrner, among others |
| 1963 | James Bond 007 - With love from Moscow | Terence Young | Second Bond film with Sean Connery , the finale of the film takes place in Venice, you can see a hotel that could be the famous Hotel Danieli, the Salute Church, the Bridge of Sighs and finally St. Mark's Square. Venice is also shown briefly at the beginning of the film. A game of chess takes place there. |
| 1966 | Midnight - Grand Canal | Jerry Thorpe | Agent film with Venice as the story behind and actors including Robert Vaughn |
| 1967 | See Venice - and inherit ... | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Comedy about a bored old man who pretends to die. Actors include Rex Harrison |
| 1971 | Death in Venice | Luchino Visconti | Film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Thomas Mann, actors including Dirk Bogarde |
| 1972 | The Child - The city becomes a nightmare | Aldo Lado | Thriller about a father who tries to solve the murder of his daughter. Actors include George Lazenby |
| 1973 | When the gondolas are in mourning | Nicolas Roeg | The horror film set in Venice is based on a story by Daphne du Maurier actors, including Julie Christie , Donald Sutherland |
| 1976 | Casanova & Co. | Franz Antel | Erotic comedy film about Casanova and his doppelganger, set entirely in Venice, including Tony Curtis , Marisa Berenson , Marisa Mell |
| 1978 | The devil's cradle | Ugo Liberatore | Horror film about a blind broker in Venice who is tormented by visions. Actors include Renato Cestiè , Rena Niehaus |
| 1979 | James Bond 007 - Moonraker - Top Secret | Lewis Gilbert | Fourth Bond film with Moore and a longer Venice sequence starring Roger Moore , Michael Lonsdale, among others |
| 1988 | Nosferatu in Venice | Mario Caiano | Vampire film actors including Klaus Kinski , Christopher Plummer |
| 1989 | Paganini Horror - The Blood Violinist of Venice | Luigi Cozzi | Horror film actors including Daria Nicolodi , Pascal Persiano |
| 1990 | The comfort of strangers | Paul Schrader | Erotic drama about a couple on vacation in Venice Starring Christopher Walken , Natasha Richardson, among others |
| 1996 | Everyone says: I love you | Woody Allen | Musical film about a writer who u. a. in Venice his dream woman meets actors including Woody Allen , Julia Roberts |
| 1998 | Dangerous Beauty - The Courtesan of Venice | Marshall Herskovitz | Period film about a courtesan in Venice starring Catherine McCormack , Rufus Sewell, among others |
| 2000 | Bread and tulips | Silvio Soldini | Italian housewife "flees" to Venice to escape her old life. Performers include Licia Maglietta , Bruno Ganz |
| 2000 | Donna Leon - Vendetta | Sigi Rothemund | Venice crime thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Joachim Król , Barbara Auer |
| 2000 | Donna Leon - Venetian Charade | Sigi Rothemund | Venice crime thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Joachim Król , Barbara Auer |
| 2000 | Venice - as if we had dreamed | Wolfgang Ettlich | experimental documentary |
| 2002 | Donna Leon - In matters of Signora Brunetti | Sigi Rothemund | Venice crime thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Joachim Król , Barbara Auer |
| 2002 | Donna Leon - Nobiltà | Sigi Rothemund | Venice crime thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Joachim Król , Barbara Auer |
| 2003 | Donna Leon - Venetian Final | Sigi Rothemund | Venice thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Uwe Kockisch , Michael Degen |
| 2003 | Donna Leon - Fine friends | Sigi Rothemund | Venice thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Uwe Kockisch , Michael Degen |
| 2004 | Donna Leon - Sleep gently | Sigi Rothemund | Venice thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Uwe Kockisch , Michael Degen |
| 2004 | Donna Leon - Acqua Alte | Sigi Rothemund | Venice thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Uwe Kockisch , Michael Degen |
| 2004 | The merchant of Venice | Michael Radford | Film adaptation of the play of the same name by William Shakespeare actors including Al Pacino , Jeremy Irons |
| 2004 | The Venice Code | Tim Disney | Thriller about art forgeries starring among others Scot Williams , Natalia Verbeke |
| 2004 | Treason in Venice | Ademir Kenovic | Historical family drama about two sisters , including Katherine Borowitz , Tara Fitzgerald |
| 2005 | Casanova | Let Hallström |
Casanova's romantic adventures in Venice starring among others Heath Ledger , Sienna Miller |
| 2005 | Donna Leon - Evidence It's Evil | Sigi Rothemund | Venice thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Uwe Kockisch , Michael Degen |
| 2005 | Donna Leon - Secret channels | Sigi Rothemund | Venice thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Uwe Kockisch , Michael Degen |
| 2005 | Lord of Thieves | Richard Claus | Film about 2 orphans who join a gang of child thieves in Venice. Actors include Rollo Weeks , Aaron Johnson |
| 2005 | Utta Danella - A love in Venice | Marco Serafini | Munich resident inherits Palazzo in Venice and falls in love there with actors including Denise Zich , Gedeon Burkhard |
| 2006 | Donna Leon - Venice terminus | Sigi Rothemund | Venice thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Uwe Kockisch , Michael Degen |
| 2006 | Donna Leon - The Law of the Lagoon | Sigi Rothemund | Venice thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Uwe Kockisch , Michael Degen |
| 2006 | James Bond 007: Casino Royale | Martin Campbell | James Bond film with a final showdown in Venice. Actors include Daniel Craig , Mads Mikkelsen |
| 2008 | Donna Leon - The dark hour of the Serenissima | Sigi Rothemund | Venice thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Uwe Kockisch , Michael Degen |
| 2008 | Donna Leon - Bloody Stones | Sigi Rothemund | Venice thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Uwe Kockisch , Michael Degen |
| 2009 | Donna Leon - As if through dark glass | Sigi Rothemund | Venice thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Uwe Kockisch , Michael Degen |
| 2009 | Venice forever | Michael Steinke | TV love and thief comedy Performers include Christian Wolff , Gaby Dohm |
| 2009 | Ten winters | Valerio Mieli | A film set in wintry Venice about the relationship between two students over the course of ten years. Actors include Isabella Ragonese |
| 2010 | 6 x Venice | Carlo Mazzacurati | Documentary about 5 "normal" residents of Venice |
| 2010 | Donna Leon - Let the children come to me | Sigi Rothemund | Venice thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Uwe Kockisch , Michael Degen |
| 2010 | The tourist | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Thriller, which is mostly set in Venice. Actors include Angelina Jolie , Johnny Depp |
| 2011 | Donna Leon - the girl of his dreams | Sigi Rothemund | Venice thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Uwe Kockisch , Michael Degen |
| 2012 | Donna Leon - beautiful appearance | Sigi Rothemund | Venice thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Uwe Kockisch , Michael Degen |
| 2012 | The Venice principle | Andreas Pilcher | Documentary about mass tourism in Venice |
| 2013 | Donna Leon - In good faith | Sigi Rothemund | Venice thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Uwe Kockisch , Michael Degen |
| 2014 | Donna Leon - Rich Legacy | Sigi Rothemund | Venice thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Uwe Kockisch , Michael Degen |
| 2014 | Honey in the head | Til Schweiger | Drama about a person suffering from dementia who travels to Venice again before his death. Actors include Dieter Hallervorden , Emma Schweiger |
| 2015 | Donna Leon - Animal Profits | Sigi Rothemund | Venice thriller by Donna Leon and Commisario Brunetti, actors including Uwe Kockisch , Michael Degen |
| 2016 | Donna Leon - The Golden Egg | ||
| 2017 | Donna Leon - Death Between the Lines | ||
| 2018 | Donna Leon - finally mine | ||
| 2019 | Donna Leon - Eternal Youth | ||
| 2019 | Donna Leon - Still Waters |