Mayerling (1968)
October 31, 1968
Drama, Romance, History
2h 20m


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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Terence Young
- Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria Omar Sharif
- Baroness Mary Vetsera Catherine Deneuve
- Franz Joseph I of Austria James Mason
- Empress Elisabeth of Austria Ava Gardner
- Prince of Wales James Robertson Justice
- Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich Geneviève Page
- Princess Stéphanie Andréa Parisy
- Count Josef Hoyos Ivan Desny