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Mayerling 1968 Directed by Terence Young

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.

Production Countries France , United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Languages English , French , German
Budget $5,000,000
Release Date 31 October 1968
140 mins
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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
Howard Vernon Prince of Montenuovo
Irene von Meyendorff Countess Stockau
Mony Dalmès Baroness Helen Vetsera
Maurice Teynac Moritz Szeps
Charles Millot Count Taafe
Jacques Berthier Archduke Jean Salvator
Roger Pigaut Count Karolyi
Lyne Chardonnet Hannah Vetsera
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