starring Omar Sharif Catherine Deneuve with James Mason , Ava Gardner James Robertson Justice Genevieve Page
One of the most famous love stories in history was the tragic affair between Crown Prince Rudolf, heir to the Emperor Franz-Josef, and the beautiful Maria Vetsera.
Frustrated politically by his autocratic father, irritated by his wife and bored by his mistress, Rudolf seems condemned to an arid life until a chance meeting with the innocent, 22-year-old Maria sweeps him into a whirlwind of passion and intrigue.
Screenplay by TERENCE YOUNG
Based on the novel Mayerling and historical documentation by CLAUDE ANET and the novel Archduke by MICHAEL ARNOLD Produced by ROBERT DORFMANN Directed by TERENCE YOUNG