Story of San Michele
1962
134 minutes
Overview
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.
Top Cast
O.W. Fischer
Axel Munthe
Rosanna Schiaffino
Antonia
Sonja Ziemann
Prinzessin Clementine
Valentina Cortese
Eleonora Duse
Heinz Erhardt
Brunoni
Ingeborg Schöner
Natascha
Christiane Maybach
Paulette
Renate Ewert
Patientin
Jürgen von Alten
Dr.Lindt
Anneliese Würtz
Schwester
María Mahor
Ebba
Antoine Balpêtré
Leblanc
Fernand Sardou
Petit-Piere
Ilja Richter
Boy (Extra)
Stephan Schwartz
Boy
Jürgen von Alten
Hans Joachim Bohm
Kleiner Italiener (uncredited)
Karl-Heinz Schulze
Ministrant (uncredited)