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Mayerling

Mayerling

Mayerling

Mayerling

The real life story of a man who sacrificed his all at the altar of love!

1936•1h 36m•

★6.5(19 ratings)

HistoryDramaRomance

Overview

Rudolf, the only heir to Emperor Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary, is trapped in a loveless marriage to a Belgian princess. As he seeks to flee his stifling environment, he meets the beautiful Maria, and the two enter into a scandalous affair. Despite the interference of the Emperor, the couple refuse to give each other up.

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Main Cast

Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer

L'archiduc Rodolphe

Danielle Darrieux

Danielle Darrieux

Marie Vetsera

Jean Dax

Jean Dax

L'empereur François-Joseph

Yolande Laffon

Yolande Laffon

L'archiduchesse Stéphanie

Suzy Prim

Suzy Prim

La Comtesse Larisch

Gina Manès

Gina Manès

Marinka

Marthe Régnier

Marthe Régnier

La Baronne Vetsera

Odette Talazac

Odette Talazac

Marie's Nanny

Nane Germon

Nane Germon

Anna Vetsera

Assia Granatouroff

Assia Granatouroff

Marie's Cousin

Christiane Ribes

Christiane Ribes

Girl

Gabrielle Dorziat

Gabrielle Dorziat

Empress Élisabeth

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Anatole Litvak
Assistant Director: René Montis

Writing

Screenplay: Marcel Achard
Novel: Claude Anet
Dialogue: Joseph Kessel
Adaptation: Irma von Cube
Lyricist: Serge Veber

Production

Production Supervisor: Ralph Baum
Producer: Seymour Nebenzal
Production Manager: Wilhelm Löwenberg
Production Supervisor: Grégoire Metchikian

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Arthur Honegger
Sound: William Robert Sivel
Original Music Composer: Hans May
Music Director: Maurice Jaubert

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Jean Isnard
Director of Photography: Armand Thirard
Still Photographer: Walter Limot

Editing

Editor: Henri Rust

Art Direction

Production Design: Serge Piménoff
Art Direction: Andrej Andrejew
Art Direction: Robert Hubert

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Georges Annenkov

Keywords

emperorprinceheir

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "The real life story of a man who sacrificed his all at the altar of love!"

#2

The runtime is 96 minutes (1h 36m).

#3

The film was directed by Anatole Litvak.

#4

The screenplay was written by Marcel Achard.

#5

The score was composed by Arthur Honegger.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Jean Isnard.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0027951.

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Rating

6.5/10

Good

19 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Mayerling

Status:

Released

Language:

Français

Country of Origin:

France

Production Companies:

Nero-Film AG

Nero-Film AG

Mercury Films