Mayerling (1936 film)

This article is about the 1936 film. For other uses, see Mayerling (disambiguation).

Mayerling
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Anatole Litvak
Produced by	Seymour Nebenzal
Written by	Claude Anet (book) Joseph Kessel Irma von Cube
Starring	Charles Boyer Jean Dax Jean Debucourt Marthe Regnier Danielle Darrieux Suzy Prim
Music by	Arthur Honegger
Cinematography	Armand Thirard
Edited by	Henri Rust
Production company	Nero-Film Mercury Films
Distributed by	Pax Films (US)
Release dates	29 February 1936 (France) 13 September 1937 (US)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Mayerling (1936) is a French historical drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by Seymour Nebenzal from a screenplay by Marcel Achard, Joseph Kessel, and Irma von Cube, based on the 1930 novel Idyll's End by Claude Anet.

The film stars Charles Boyer and Danielle Darrieux with René Bergeron, Jean Davy, Jean Dax, Jean Debucourt and Gabrielle Dorziat, and Jean-Louis Barrault in a bit part. The film is based on the real-life story of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, his affair with the 17-year-old Baroness Maria Vetsera and their tragic end at Mayerling.

The film was remade in English and in color by MGM in 1968. The remake starred Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve, James Mason and Ava Gardner.

Plot

Vienna is disturbed by protestors agitating for political change. Crown Prince Rudolph is arrested at a meeting. His father Emperor Franz Joseph insists he get married and settle down. Rudolph reluctantly agrees.

Five years later, Rudolph has become an unhappy playboy. On the night of his wedding anniversary he meets Baroness Marie Vetsera and they fall in love.

Cast

Charles Boyer as Archduke Rudolph of Austria
Jean Dax as Emperor Franz Joseph
Jean Debucourt as Count Taafe
Marthe Regnier as Baroness Vetsera (Helene)
Danielle Darrieux as Marie Vetsera
Suzy Prim as Countess Larisch
Vladimir Sokoloff as Chief of Police
Andre Dubosc as Loschek the Valet
René Bergeron as Szeps
Gabrielle Dorziat as Empress Elisabeth
Raymond Aimos
Gina Manès as Marinka
Yolande Laffron as Stephanie

Restoration

A restored DVD was issued in the U.S. by The Criterion Collection (Essential Art House) on September 15, 2009.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027951/dvd

External links

film review
Mayerling at AllMovie
Mayerling at the Internet Movie Database
Mayerling at Criterion Collection
Film review at New York Times
Mayerling on Lux Radio Theater: January 9, 1939

Films directed by Anatole Litvak

Dolly Gets Ahead (1930)
Calais-Dover (1931)
No More Love (1931)
Sleeping Car (1933)
Mayerling (1936)
The Woman I Love (1937)
Tovarich (1937)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
The Sisters (1938)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
Castle on the Hudson (1940)
All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
City for Conquest (1940)
Out of the Fog (1941)
Blues in the Night (1941)
This Above All (1942)
The Long Night (1947)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
The Snake Pit (1948)
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
Act of Love (1953)
The Deep Blue Sea (1955)
Anastasia (1956)
Mayerling (1957)
The Journey (1959)
Goodbye Again (1961)
Five Miles to Midnight (1962)
The Night of the Generals (1967)
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)

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