Mayerling (1968)
"No one woman could satisfy him...until he fell in love."

Title: Mayerling
Original Title: Mayerling
Release Date: 1968-10-31
Status: Released
Rating: 6.2/10 (from 39 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, Romance, History
Production Companies: Winchester Productions, Les Films Corona, Alexandra Film
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
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