Movie
Mayerling
Overview
Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for their country. Rudolf soon feels he is a man born at the wrong time in a country that doesn't realize the need for social reform. The Prince of Wales, later to become Britain's King Edward VII, provides comic relief. Rudolf finds refuge from a loveless marriage with Princess Stéphanie by taking a mistress, Baroness Maria Vetsera. Their untimely demise at Mayerling, the imperial family's hunting lodge, is cloaked in mystery.
Details
- Release date
- 1968-10-31
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Winchester Productions, Les Films Corona
- Country
- France, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Omar Sharif as Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
- Catherine Deneuve as Baroness Mary Vetsera
- James Mason as Franz Joseph I of Austria
- Ava Gardner as Empress Elisabeth of Austria
- James Robertson Justice as Prince of Wales
- Geneviève Page as Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich
- Andréa Parisy as Princess Stéphanie
- Ivan Desny as Count Josef Hoyos
- Fabienne Dali as Mizzi Kaspar
- Véronique Vendell as Lisi Stockau
- Howard Vernon as Prince of Montenuovo
- Irene von Meyendorff as Countess Stockau
Crew
- Terence Young - Director
- Terence Young - Screenplay
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