Underplayed Gems

Mayerling (1968)

Mayerling poster
Directed by
Terence Young
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United Kingdom, France
Runtime
2h 20m
Rated
TP
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 48 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Crown Prince in 1880s Austria falls in love with a young baroness against the wishes of his royal family. Their affair leads to a tragic and infamous incident at a hunting lodge.

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What happens

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 French tennis player and writer 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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