1962 film
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 .
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.
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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 .
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