Description
Mayerling DVD 1968 / Directed by Terence Young / Starring: Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve, James Mason, Ava Gardner
UPC 5996473011955 / 5999016370977
REGION 2 PAL DVD
MADE IN HUNGARY
AUDIO: English 2.0, Hungarian 2.0
SUBTITLES: -
Total Runtime: 134 minutes
English Summary:
Mayerling is a 1968 romantic tragedy film starring Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve, James Mason, Ava Gardner, Geneviève Page, James Robertson Justice and Andréa Parisy. It was written and directed by Terence Young. The film was made by Les Films Corona and Winchester and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
It was based on the novels Mayerling by Claude Anet and L'Archiduc by Michel Arnold and the 1936 film Mayerling, directed by Anatole Litvak, which dealt with the real-life Mayerling Incident.
Plot:
In the 1880s, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria (Sharif) clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria (Mason) and his mother Empress Elisabeth (Gardner), over implementing progressive policies for their country. Rudolf soon feels he is a man born at the wrong time in a country that does not realize the need for social reform. The Prince of Wales (Robertson Justice), later to become Britain's King Edward VII, provides comic relief.
Hungarian Summary:
Terence Young filmje Rudolf herceg tragikus kimenetelű életét dolgozza fel. 1881-ben a herceget rákényszerítik, hogy feleségül vegye Stefánia hercegnőt. Hamarosan gyermekük születik, ám Rudolf nem boldog a házasságában. Nőügyeivel folyamatosan botrányokba keveredik, szíve mélyén azonban az igaz szerelemre vágyik. Minden megváltozik, amikor megismerkedik a tizenhét éves Vetsera Máriával. Ferenc József császár hallani sem akar fia válásáról. A kétségbeesett szerelmesek öngyilkosságra szánják el magukat a Mayerling vadászkastélyban.
Cast / Szereplők:
- Omar Sharif - Crown Prince Rudolf
- Catherine Deneuve - Baroness Maria Vetsera
- James Mason - Emperor Franz Josef
- Ava Gardner - Empress Elisabeth
- James Robertson Justice - Prince Of Wales
- Geneviève Page - Countess Larisch
- Andréa Parisy - Princess Stéphanie
- Ivan Desny - Count Josef Hoyos
- Fabienne Dali - Mizzi Kaspar
- Véronique Vendell - Lisi Stockau
- Howard Vernon - Prince Montenuovo
- Irene von Meyendorf - Countess Stockau
- Mony Dalmes - Baroness Helen Vetsera
- Bernard Lajarrige - Loschek
- Maurice Teynac - Moritz Szeps
- Charles Millot - Count Taafe
- Jacques Berthier - Archduke Jean Salvator
- Roger Pigaut - Count Karolyi
- Véronique Vendell : Lisl Stockau
- Lyne Chardonnet : Hannah Vetsera
- Moustache : Bratfisch
- Roger Lumont - Inspector Losch
- Jacqueline Lavielle - Marinka
- Alain Saury - Baltazzi
- Jean-Claude Bercq - Michel de Bragance
- Jean-Michel Rouzière
- Jacques Ciron
- Liane Daydé
- Friedrich von Ledebur
| Directed by | Terence Young |
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| Produced by | Robert Dorfmann Maurice Jacquin |
| Written by | Claude Anet (novel) Michel Arnold (book L'Archiduc) Terence Young (screenplay) Denis Cannan (dialogue) Joseph Kessel (uncredited) |
| Starring | Omar Sharif Catherine Deneuve James Mason Ava Gardner |
| Music by | Francis Lai (original) Aram Khachaturian (non-original; Adagio from Spartacus |
| Cinematography | Henri Alekan |
| Edited by | Monique Bonnot |
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Production
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| Distributed by | Warner-Pathé (UK) Valoria Films (France) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (USA) |
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Release date
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1968 (France, UK) |
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Running time
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134 min |
| Country | United Kingdom / France |
| Language | English |
