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