Mayerling
Year:
1968
Production Country:
France / Great Britain
Crown Prince Rudolf of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and his tragic love affair with Maria Vetsera leading to their deaths at Mayerling.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Crown Prince Rudolf Omar Sharif
- Maria Vetsera Catherine Deneuve
- Emperor Franz-Josef James Mason
- Empress Elizabeth Ava Gardner
- Edward, Prince of Wales James Robertson Justice
- Countess Larish Geneviève Page
- Crown Princess Stephanie Andréa Parisy
- Count Josef Hoyos Ivan Desny
- Count Taafe Charles Millot
- Moritz Szeps Maurice Teynac
- Count Karolyi Roger Pigaut
- Mizzi Kaspar Fabienne Dali
- Baroness Helen Vetsera Mony Dalmes
- Lisl Stockau Véronique Vendell
- Loschek Bernard Lajarrige
- Hannah Vetsera Lyne Chardonnet
- Prince John Salvator Jacques Berthier
- Marinka Jacqueline Lavielle
- Bratfisch Moustache
- Inspector Losch Roger Lumont
- police superintendent Jean-Michel Rouzière
- Countess Stockau Irene von Meyendorff
- . Ylia Chagall
- . Jacques Toulouse
- . Jacques Ciron
- Duke Michael of Braganza Jean-Claude Bercq
- Baltazzi Alain Saury
- ballet company Grand Ballet Classique de France
- Giselle [ballet] Liane Dayde
- the Queen of Wilis [ballet] Genia Melikova
- Albrecht [ballet] James Urbain
- [Prince Montenuevo] Howard Vernon
- [rioting student] Jacques Dorfmann
- [head gardener] Anthony Stuart
- [court tailor] Pierre Verneti
- [McTavish] Richard Larke
- [Lawson] Fred Vellaca
- [ballet principal] Michel Nunes
Credits
Direction
- Director Terence Young
- 2nd Unit Director Bernard Farrel
- Assistant Director Christian Raoux
- Continuity Joan Davis
- Continuity Betty Elvira
Production
- © Films Corona (Nanterre)
- © Winchester Film Productions
- Executive in Charge of P. of GB Version Marcel Hellman
- Producer Robert Dorfmann
- Deputy Producer Eugène Tucherer
- Associate Producer Maurice Jacquin
- Unit Manager Clo D'olban
- Unit Manager Paul Dufour
- Production Manager Hugo Benedek
- Production Supervisor Georges Valon
- Production Supervisor Mickey Delamar
- Administration Roger Morand
- Studio Studios de Boulogne
- Studio Paris Studio Cinéma (Studios de Billancourt)
Writing
- Screenplay Terence Young
- Additional Dialogue Denis Cannan
- Additional Dialogue Joseph Kessel
- Based on the novel 'Mayerling' by Claude Anet
- [Based on] the novel 'The Archduke' by Michael Arnold
Photography
- Director of Photography Henri Alekan
- 2nd Unit Photographer Godfrey Godar
- Camera Operator Henri Tiquet
- Camera Operator Raymond Picon-borel
- Second Unit [Camera] Operator John Shinerock
Editing
- Editor Ben Rayner
- Assistant Editor Anne-Marie Datin
- Assistant Editor Genevieve Adarn
Design
- Production Designer Georges Wakhevitch
- Art Director Maurice Colasson
- Art Director Tony Roman
- Set Dresser Robert Christidès
- Set Dresser Freda Pearson
Costumes
- Costume Designer Marcel Escoffier
- Wardrobe Pierre Nourry
- Wardrobe Georgette Fillon
- Wardrobe Jeanne Renucci
Make-up
- Make-up Odette Berroyer
- Make-up Marie-Madeleine Paris
- Make-up Roger Chanteau
- Hair Simone Knapp
- Hair Alain Scemama
Titles
- Main Titles Jean Fouchet
Music
- Music Composed by Francis Lai
- Theme by Aram Khachaturian
- Music Performed by Orchestre Philharmonique d'ile-de-france
- Conductor René Pierre Chouteau
Choreography
- Choreography Beatrice Mosena
- Director of Grand Ballet Classique Claude Giraud
Sound
- Sound Recording Jacques Carrère
- Sound Recording Jo de Bretagne
- Sound System RCA Recording
- Sound Mixer Jean Nény
- Sound Mixer Len Shilton
- Dubbing Editor John Dwyre
Consultant
- Dialogue Coach Juliet Nissen