Mayerling (1968)
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.
Terence Young
Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve, James Mason, Ava Gardner, James Robertson Justice, Geneviève Page, Andréa Parisy, Ivan Desny, Fabienne Dali, Véronique Vendell, Howard Vernon, Irene von Meyendorff, Mony Dalmès, Maurice Teynac, Charles Millot, Jacques Berthier, Roger Pigaut, Lyne Chardonnet, Bernard Lajarrige, Jacqueline Lavielle
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