Mayerling
1968, Film, 140 min, Drama, History, Romance, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 64
No one woman could satisfy him...until he fell in love.
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.
Directed by Terence Young
Cast
- Omar Sharif as Archduke Rudolf
- Catherine Deneuve as Maria Vetsera
- James Mason as Emperor Franz-Josef
- Ava Gardner as Empress Elizabeth
- James Robertson Justice as Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
- Geneviève Page as Countess Larish
- Andréa Parisy as Princess Stephanie
- Ivan Desny as Count Hoyos
- Maurice Teynac as Moritz Szeps
- Mony Dalmès as Baroness Vetsera
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