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Mayerling

Mayerling

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 31, 1968

Runtime

2h 20m

Genres

Drama, Romance, History

User Score

61%

Original Title

Mayerling

Production Companies

Winchester Productions, Les Films Corona, Alexandra Film

Director

Terence Young

Budget

$5,000,000

Description

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.