In Salzburg at the age of 76 deceased Austrian actor Helmut Berger. He was the star of European cinema in the 1960s and 1970s. Berger was considered the favorite actor of Italian director Luchino Visconti, with whom he starred in The Death of the Gods, Ludwig and Family Portrait in an Interior. Roles in these films earned Berger a reputation as a sex symbol of the era. He also starred in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather III, played the role of Dorian Gray in Massimo Dallamano’s film of the same name, and also acted in a number of other famous films. Russian media has put together a photo gallery of film shots with the participation of Helmut Berger.
Luchino Visconti, Charlotte Rampling and Helmut Berger present the film The Fall of the Gods at the Seven Arts International Film Festival, 1969 Mario Tursi / Italnoleggio / Legion-Media
Helmut Berger and Ingrid Thulin on the set of La Caduta Degli Dei directed by Luchino ViscontiCollection Christophel / RnB / Legion-Media
Helmut Berger in the film “The Death of the Gods”Collection Christophel/RnB/LĂ©gion-Media
Actors Helmut Berger and Richard Todd on the set of Dorian Gray in 1970Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Director Luchino Visconti with Helmut Berger and actress Romy Schneider on the set of the film Ludwig. Romy Schneider as Elisabeth of Austria and Berger as Ludwig II of Bavaria AP
From the movie “Ludwig” “Legion-media”
Elizabeth Taylor and Helmut Berger on the set of the film “Atonement Day”Collection Christophel/RnB/LĂ©gion-Media
Image taken from the film “Family portrait inside”Mario Tursi / Rusconi Film / Legion-Media
From the movie “Family portrait inside” “Legion Media”
Helmut Berger (above), Glenda Jackson, 1975LMPC via Getty Images
Helmut Berger on the set of the film “Victory in Entebbe” “Legion Media”
Pamela Sue Martin and Helmut Berger in DynastyUnited Archives / Legion-Media
Helmut Berger during a rehearsal of the theater play “Don Giovanni comes from the war” in Vienna, 2003
Helmut Berger at the Saint Laurent preview gala at the Palais des Festivals as part of the 67th Cannes Film Festival in 2014
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