Mayerling (1969)

  • NR
  • 02/13/1969 (US)
  • Drama, Romance, History
  • 2h 20m

No one woman could satisfy him...until he fell in love.

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.

Terence Young

Director

Claude Anet

Novel

Cast

Omar Sharif's headshot

Omar Sharif

Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Catherine Deneuve's headshot

Catherine Deneuve

Baroness Mary Vetsera
James Mason's headshot

James Mason

Franz Joseph I of Austria
Ava Gardner's headshot

Ava Gardner

Empress Elisabeth of Austria
James Robertson Justice's headshot

James Robertson Justice

Prince of Wales
Geneviève Page's headshot

Geneviève Page

Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich
Andréa Parisy's headshot

Andréa Parisy

Princess Stéphanie
Ivan Desny's headshot

Ivan Desny

Count Josef Hoyos

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