Mayerling

Synopsis

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.

When & where

Streaming TBA

Top of the call sheet

• 
  Omar Sharif
  as Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
• 
  Catherine Deneuve
  as Baroness Mary Vetsera
• 
  James Mason
  as Franz Joseph I of Austria
• 
  Ava Gardner
  as Empress Elisabeth of Austria
• 
  James Robertson Justice
  as Prince of Wales
• 
  Geneviève Page
  as Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich

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