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.
Cast
Omar Sharif
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Catherine Deneuve
Baroness Mary Vetsera
James Mason
Franz Joseph I of Austria
Ava Gardner
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
James Robertson Justice
Prince of Wales
Geneviève Page
Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich
Andréa Parisy
Princess Stéphanie
Ivan Desny
Count Josef Hoyos
Fabienne Dali
Mizzi Kaspar
Véronique Vendell
Lisi Stockau
Howard Vernon
Prince of Montenuovo
Irene von Meyendorff
Countess Stockau
Mony Dalmès
Baroness Helen Vetsera
Maurice Teynac
Moritz Szeps
Charles Millot
Count Taafe
Jacques Berthier
Archduke Jean Salvator
Roger Pigaut
Count Karolyi
Lyne Chardonnet
Hannah Vetsera
Bernard Lajarrige
Loschek
Jacqueline Lavielle
Marinka
Moustache
Unknown
Roger Lumont
Unknown
Jean-Michel Rouzière
Unknown
Ylia Chagall
Unknown
Jacques Toulouse
Unknown
Jacques Ciron
Unknown
Jean-Claude Bercq
Unknown
Alain Saury
Unknown
Crew
Terence Young
Director, Screenplay
Claude Anet
Novel
Michael Arnold
Novel
Monique Bonnot
Editor
Henri Alekan
Director of Photography
Christian Raoux
Assistant Director
Mickey Delamar
Production Supervisor
Georges Vallon
Production Supervisor
Eugène Tucherer
Producer
Robert Dorfmann
Producer
Maurice Jacquin
Associate Producer
Georges Wakhévitch
Production Design
John Shinerock
Camera Operator, Second Unit
Henri Tiquet
Camera Operator
Raymond Picon Borel
Camera Operator
Marcel Escoffier
Costume Designer
Simone Knapp
Hairstylist
Alaine Scemama
Hairstylist
Odette Berroyer
Makeup Artist
Marie-Madeleine Paris
Makeup Artist
Roger Chanteau
Makeup Artist
Bernard Farrel
Second Unit Director
Godfrey A. Godar
Second Unit Director of Photography
Jean Nény
Sound Mixer
Len Shilton
Sound Mixer
Jacques Carrère
Sound Recordist
Joseph de Bretagne
Sound Recordist
Francis Lai
Original Music Composer
Aram Khachaturyan
Music
Denis Cannan
Dialogue
Juliet Nissen
Dialogue
Robert Christidès
Set Dresser
Freda Pearson
Set Dresser
Vic Armstrong
Stunts
Beatrice Mosena
Choreographer
Joan Davis
Continuity
Betty Elvira
Continuity
Hugo Benedek
Production Manager
Jean Fouchet
Title Designer
Clo D'Olban
Unit Manager
Paul Dufour
Unit Manager
Marcel Hellman
Executive In Charge Of Production
Maurice Colasson
Art Direction
Tony Roman
Art Direction
Roger Morand
Administration
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