Mayerling (1968)

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

Movie · Drama, Romance, History · 2h 20m · Rated 6.2/10 on TMDB · Released October 31, 1968

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.

Directed by Terence Young

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

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