Mayerling (1968)
Mayerling is a 1968 drama movie directed by Terence Young, with a running time of 2h 20m. It stars Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve and James Mason.
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
- 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