- HD 1080
- Runtime: 140m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: France, United Kingdom
- Director: Terence Young
- Stars: Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve, James Mason, Ava Gardner, James Robertson Justice
- Production_studio: Winchester Productions, Les Films Corona, Alexandra Film
- Slogan: No one woman could satisfy him...until he fell in love.
- The Mayerling is featured in the top rankings of 1968
- #25 in Top Romance Movies of 1968
- #76 in Top Drama Movies of 1968
Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for their country. Rudolf soon feels he is a man born at the wrong time in a country that doesn't realize the need for social reform. The Prince of Wales, later to become Britain's King Edward VII, provides comic relief. Rudolf finds refuge from a loveless marriage with Princess Stéphanie by taking a mistress, Baroness Maria Vetsera. Their untimely demise at Mayerling, the imperial family's hunting lodge, is cloaked in mystery.