Mayerling (1936)
The real life story of a man who sacrificed his all at the altar of love!
96 min
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.
- Release date
- January 31, 1936
- Country of origin
- France
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Cast
- Charles Boyer as L'archiduc Rodolphe
- Danielle Darrieux as Marie Vetsera
- Jean Dax as L'empereur François-Joseph
- Yolande Laffon as L'archiduchesse Stéphanie
- Suzy Prim as La comtesse Larisch
- Gina Manès as Marinka
- Odette Talazac as La nourrice de Marie
- Nane Germon as Anna Vetsera
- Assia Granatouroff as La cousine de Marie
- Christiane Ribes as Une fille
- Gabrielle Dorziat as Empress Élisabeth
- Jean Debucourt as Count Taafe
- André Dubosc as Loscheck
- René Bergeron as Szeps
- Vladimir Sokoloff as Chief of Police
- Raymond Aimos as First Policeman
- André Fouché as Georges Vetsera
- Jean Davy as Count Hoyos
- Jacques Berlioz as L'aide de Camp
- Fernand Ledoux as Philippe de Cobourg
- Marthe Régnier as La baronne Vetsera
Crew
- Anatole Litvak · Director
- Claude Anet · Writer
- Irma von Cube · Writer
- Joseph Kessel · Writer
- Arthur Honegger · Composer
- Jean Isnard · Cinematographer
- Armand Thirard · Cinematographer
- Henri Rust · Editor
- Serge Piménoff · Production designer