Mayerling

No one woman could satisfy him...until he fell in love.

Mayerling — Plot

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.

• Release date
• October 31, 1968
• Runtime
• 140 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance, History
• Director
• Terence Young

Mayerling — 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