Mayerling (1968 film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search
Mayerling

Original film poster
Directed by Terence Young
Produced by Robert Dorfmann
Maurice Jacquin
Written by Claude Anet (novel)
Michel Arnold (book L'Archduc)
Terence Young (screenplay)
Denis Cannan (dialogue)
Joseph Kessel (uncredited)
Starring Omar Sharif
Catherine Deneuve
James Mason
Ava Gardner
Music by Francis Lai (original)
Aram Khachaturyan (non-original; from Spartacus Suite
Cinematography Henri Alekan
Editing by Monique Bonnot
Distributed by MGM
Release date(s) 1968 (France UK)
Running time 140 min
Country UK / France
Language English
Budget US $5,000,000 (estimated)
All Movie Guide profile
IMDb profile

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 MGM.

It was based on the novels Mayerling by Claude Anet and L'Archiduc by Michel Arnold and the 1936 film Mayerling, directed by Anatole Litvak, which dealt with the real-life Mayerling Incident. Although not completely historically accurate, the movie was well received, in part because of its lavish sets and costumes.

Contents

Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria (Omar Sharif) clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria (James Mason), over implementing progressive policies for their country. Ava Gardner brilliantly plays his mother Empress Elisabeth. 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 (James Robertson Justice), later to become Britain's King Edward VII, provides some comic relief with his snappy dialogue.

Rudolf finds refuge from a loveless marriage with Princess Stéphanie (Andréa Parisy) by taking a mistress, Baroness Maria Vetsera (Catherine Deneuve). Their untimely demise at Mayerling, the imperial family's hunting lodge, is cloaked in mystery, but the film's ending suggests the two lovers made a suicide pact when they decided they could not live in a world without love or prospects for peace.

Omar Sharif - Crown Prince Rudolf

Catherine Deneuve - Maria Vetsera

James Mason - Emperor Franz Josef

Ava Gardner - Empress Elizabeth

James Robertson Justice - Prince Of Wales

Geneviève Page - Countess Larisch

Andréa Parisy - Princess Stéphanie

Ivan Desny - Count Josef Hoyos

Fabienne Dali - Mizzi Kaspar

Veronique Vendell - Lisi Stockau

Howard Vernon - Prince Montenuevo

Irene von Meyendorf - Countess Stockau

Mony Dalmes - Baroness Helen Vetsera

This 1960s drama film-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
  This romance film-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayerling_%281968_film%29"
Advanced Search
Included Web Search Engines


Safe Search

close

Top Matching Results

Occasionally Search.com will highlight specialized results that are based on the context of your query. Examples of specialized results include specific links to news, images, or video.

Top Matching Results may highlight information from other Search.com pages, content from the CNET Network of sites, or third party content. The listings are based purely on relevance. Search.com does not receive payment for listings in this section but our partners that provide this data may get paid for listing these products.

Sponsored Links

This section contains paid listings which have been purchased by companies that want to have their sites appear for specific search terms and related content. These listings are administered, sorted and maintained by a third party and are not endorsed by Search.com.

Search Results

Search.com sends your search query to several search engines at one time and integrates the results into one list which has been sorted by relevance using Search.com's proprietary algorithm. You can customize the list of search engines included in your metasearch from the preferences.

The search engines that are used in your metasearch may allow companies to pay to have their Web sites included within the results. To view the Paid Inclusion policy for a specific search engine, please visit their Web site. Search.com does not accept payment or share revenue with any search engine partner for listings in this section.