Mayerling

(1968)

★ 6.2 IMDb · 49 votes

Genres: Drama, Romance, History

Year: 1968

Runtime: 135 мин

Country: France, United Kingdom

Director: Terence Young

Cast: Омар Шариф, Катрин Денёв, Джеймс Мейсон, Ава Гарднер, James Robertson Justice, Geneviève Page, Andréa Parisy, Иван Десни, Fabienne Dali, Véronique Vendell

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.