Crown Prince Rudolph's Last Love (1956)

Original title

Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe

Directed by

Rudolf Jugert

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Austria

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

12

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A historical drama about Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his lover Mary Vetsera. Their affair ends in a double suicide at the Mayerling hunting lodge in 1889.

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What happens

Crown Prince Rudolph's Last Love (German: Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe/Mayerling) is a 1955 Austrian historical drama film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Rudolf Prack, Christiane Hörbiger and Winnie Markus. The film portrays the tragic 1889 Mayerling Incident, in which Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and his lover Baroness Mary Vetsera committed suicide. The film was shot in Agfacolor, with sets designed by Alexander Sawczynski and Werner Schlichting. It was made at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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