Movie
Mayerling
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.
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Mayerling opened in theaters February 13, 1969. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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 SharifRudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Catherine DeneuveBaroness Mary Vetsera
James MasonFranz Joseph I of Austria
Ava GardnerEmpress Elisabeth of Austria
James Robertson JusticePrince of Wales
Geneviève PageCountess Marie Larisch von Moennich
Andréa ParisyPrincess Stéphanie
Ivan DesnyCount Josef HoyosCredits
- Directed by
- Terence Young
- Written by
- Terence Young, Claude Anet, Michael Arnold
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $5M
Production
- Winchester Productions
- Les Films CoronaFrance