Mayerling

Mayerling

140 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Jan. 1, 1968

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.

Mayerling

140 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Jan. 1, 1968

Mayerling
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.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Les Films Corona, Alexandra Film, Winchester Productions
Original title Mayerling
Directors Terence Young
Writers Claude Anet

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

Mony Dalmès

as Baroness Helen Vetsera

Maurice Teynac

as Moritz Szeps

Charles Millot

as Count Taafe

Jacques Berthier

as Archduke Jean Salvator

Roger Pigaut

as Count Karolyi

Lyne Chardonnet

as Hannah Vetsera

Bernard Lajarrige

as Loschek

Jacqueline Lavielle

as Marinka