October 31, 1968
140 minutes
DramaRomanceHistory
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.
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Cast
Omar Sharif
(Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria)
Catherine Deneuve
(Baroness Mary Vetsera)
James Mason
(Franz Joseph I of Austria)
Ava Gardner
(Empress Elisabeth of Austria)
James Robertson Justice
(Prince of Wales)
Geneviève Page
(Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich)
Andréa Parisy
(Princess Stéphanie)
Ivan Desny
(Count Josef Hoyos)
Fabienne Dali
(Mizzi Kaspar)
Véronique Vendell
(Lisi Stockau)
Howard Vernon
(Prince of Montenuovo)
Irene von Meyendorff
(Countess Stockau)
Mony Dalmès
(Baroness Helen Vetsera)
Maurice Teynac
(Moritz Szeps)
Charles Millot
(Count Taafe)
Jacques Berthier
(Archduke Jean Salvator)
Roger Pigaut
(Count Karolyi)
Lyne Chardonnet
(Hannah Vetsera)
Bernard Lajarrige
(Loschek)
Jacqueline Lavielle
(Marinka)
