Mayerling (1968)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Terence Young

Writers:

Claude Anet (novel)
Michel Arnold (novel)

Release Date:

14 November 1968 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama | History | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Aristocracy | Historical | Foreign Language Adaptation | Royalty | One Word Title

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Cast

Omar Sharif	...	Archduke Rudolf
Catherine Deneuve	...	Maria Vetsera
James Mason	...	Emperor Franz-Josef
Ava Gardner	...	Empress Elizabeth
James Robertson Justice	...	Prince of Wales
Geneviève Page	...	Countess Larish (as Genevieve Page)
Andréa Parisy	...	Princess Stephanie (as Andrea Parisy)
Ivan Desny	...	Count Hoyos
Maurice Teynac	...	Moritz Szeps
Mony Dalmès	...	Baroness Vetsera (as Mony Dalmes)
Moustache	...	Bratfisch
Fabienne Dali	...	Mizzi Kaspar
Roger Pigaut	...	Count Karolyi
Bernard La Jarrige	...	Loschek (as Bernard Lajarrige)
Véronique Vendell	...	Lisl Stockau (as Veronique Vendell)

Also Known As:

Terence Young's Mayerling (UK) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex-related scenes.

Runtime:

USA:140 min | 127 min (Turner Classic Movies)

Country:

France | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System) | 70 mm 6-Track (UK release) (RCA Recording System)

Certification:

UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Iceland:L | West Germany:12 (f) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:Btl | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating) (1995)

Filming Locations:

Studios de Boulogne-Billancourt/SFP - 2 rue de Silly, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Company:

Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)

Trivia:

Originally planned as a starring vehicle for the husband-and-wife team of Mel Ferrer and Audrey Hepburn, who had performed Mayerling for TV in 1957.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Vienna: The Years Remembered (1968)

Soundtrack:

Spartacus Suite

what i would say

The Crown Prince Rudolph and Baroness Maria Vetsera are brilliantly played in this motion picture.i highly recommend it to anyone interested in late 19th century Austro-Hungarian history. But bear in mind that the movie, although marvellously done, was based on Anet's book, which is a novel based on the story of what actually happened, so there will be some anomalies, and scenes which did not actually take place. But it is a fantastic movie, Mason's portrayal of the Emperor Franz is particularly superb. I have been trying to locate this movie but I cannot find it available anywhere for purchase, anyone who knows how, please contact me.

The tragedy of Mayerling is discovered by each new generation, and with each of those generations, the mystery of it becomes unsolved again. It continues to fascinate everyone who has delved into it, and I am no exception to this. The movie is a marvellous introduction to those discovering Mayerling, but it could be misleading for those looking into it for the first time, from a research point of view. I recommend it particularly to those who know more about the Tragedy, so they can appreciate its brilliance as a movie, and learn the exact historical facts for themselves. With compliments, elisabeth, uk.