Mayerling
Mayerling is a 1968 romantic tragedy film starring Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve, James Mason, Ava Gardner, Geneviève Page, James Robertson Justice and Andréa Parisy. It was written and directed by Terence Young. The film was made by Les Films Corona and Winchester and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Plot
In the 1880s, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria (Sharif) clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria (Mason) and his mother Empress Elisabeth (Gardner), over implementing progressive policies for their country. Rudolf soon feels he is a man born at the wrong time in a country that does not realize the need for social reform. The Prince of Wales (Robertson Justice), later to become Britain's King Edward VII, provides comic relief.
Cast
- Alain Saury
- Andréa Parisy
- Ava Gardner
- Béatrice Romand
- Bernard Lajarrige
- Catherine Deneuve
- Charles Millot
- Friedrich von Ledebur
- Geneviève Page
- Howard Vernon
- Irene von Meyendorff
- Ivan Desny
- Jacques Berthier
- Jacques Ciron
- James Mason
- James Robertson Justice
- Jean-Claude Bercq
- Jean-Michel Rouzière
- Laure Paillette
- Liane Daydé
- Lyne Catherine Jeanne Chardonnet
- Maurice Teynac
- Mony Dalmès
- Moustache
- Omar Sharif
- Roger Lumont
- Roger Pigaut
- Romina Power
- Véronique Vendell
More details
| author | Joseph Kessel Terence Young |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Austria |
| director | Terence Young |
| editor | Monique Bonnot |
| genre | drama historical |
| keywords | britain comic relief crown prince crown prince rudolf of austria elisabeth of bavaria empress elisabeth franz joseph i franz joseph i of austria hunting lodge king edward vii loveless marriage maria vetsera mayerling princess stéphanie princess stéphanie of belgium suicide pact united kingdom of great britain and ireland |
| musicBy | Francis Lai |
| producer | Maurice Jacquin Robert Dorfmann |
| productionCompany | Associated British Picture Corporation |
| publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Warner-Pathé Distributors |
| theme | biographical |