• Synopsis:
  This romantic tragedy concerns the Archduke Rudolf (Omar Sharif) and his mistress, the Baroness Maria Vetsera (Catherine Deneuve), and their untimely demise at Mayerling, the sight of the Austrian royal family's hunting lodge. Rudolf verbally spars with his father Emperor Franz-Josef (James Mason) about wanting to implement progressive policies for his country. Ava Gardner plays his mother Empress Elizabeth. Rudolf also contends with the fallout from a loveless marriage with Princess Stephanie (Andrea Parisy). Respectful of the centuries-old Hapsburg family rule over Austria, Rudolf soon feels he is a man born at the wrong time in a country that will not realize the need for social reform. The Prince of Wales (James Robertson-Justice), later to become Britain's King Edward VII, provides the only comic relief with his dialogue. The deaths remain a mystery, but director Terence Young suggests the two lovers made a suicide pact when they decided they could not live in a world without love where the prospects for peace were dubious at best.
  
  Starring:
  Omar Sharif ... Archduke Rudolf
  Catherine Deneuve ... Maria Vetsera
  James Mason ... Emperor Franz-Josef
  Ava Gardner ... Empress Elizabeth
  James Robertson Justice ... Prince of Wales
  Genevi�ve Page ... Countess Larish (as Genevieve Page)
  Andr�a Parisy ... Princess Stephanie (as Andrea Parisy)
  Ivan Desny ... Count Hoyos
  Maurice Teynac ... Moritz Szeps
  Mony Dalm�s ... Baroness Vetsera (as Mony Dalmes)
  Moustache ... Bratfisch
  Fabienne Dali ... Mizzi Kaspar
  Roger Pigaut ... Count Karolyi
  Bernard La Jarrige ... Loschek (as Bernard Lajarrige)
  V�ronique Vendell ... Lisl Stockau (as Veronique Vendell)
  
  Director: Terence Young
  Writers: Claude Anet & Michel Arnold

DVD Features:
Menu / Scene Selection / Format: Widescreen
Language: English / Runtime: 2 Hr & 15 Minutes
Region Code: (free) will play worldwide!