Mayerling (movie, 1936)

Synopsis

In 1889 in the Austro-Hungarian Empire , the Archduke Rudolph of Austria loves the young Marie Vetsera with a hopeless love . Unable to divorce and the Emperor Franz Joseph I ^st of Austria , his father, threatening to separate them by condemning Marie to the convent, Rudolph decides to end his life with his mistress at Mayerling ¹ .

Technical sheet

• Title: Mayerling
• Directed by: Anatole Litvak
• Scenario: Marcel Achard , Joseph Kessel and Irma von Cube based on Claude Anet’s novel
• Production: Seymour Nebenzal for Nero-film
• Photography: Armand Thirard and Jean Isnard
• Editing: Henri Rust
• Music: Arthur Honegger and Hans May
• Artistic direction: Andrej Andrejew
• Costumes: Georges Annenkov
• Country of origin: France
• Language: French
• Format: Black and White – Sound: Mono (RCA Photophone)
• Genre: Historical drama
• Duration: 96 minutes
• Release date :
  • France : January 31 , 1936
  • United States : September 13 , 1937

Distribution

• Danielle Darrieux : Marie Vetsera
• Charles Boyer : Archduke Rudolph of Austria
• Gabrielle Dorziat : The Empress Elizabeth
• John Dax : Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria
• Marthe Regnier : Baroness Vetsera
• Suzy Prim : Countess Marie Larisch
• Yolande Laffon : Archiduchess Stephanie
• Gina Manes : Marinka
• Jean Debucourt : Count Taafe (under the name of “Debucourt”)
• Jean-Louis Barrault : A student (uncredited)
• Raymond Aimos : 1 ^st police (under the name of “Aimos”)
• Léon Arvel (uncredited)
• Nine Assia : the cousin of Mary (under the name of “Assia”)
• Junie Astor : the demi-mondaine (uncredited)
• René Bergeron : Szeps (under the name “Bergeron”)
• Jacques Berlioz : the aide-de-camp (under the name of “Berlioz”)
• Henri Bosc : Schomberg (uncredited)
• Jeanne Brindeau : a lady of the court (uncredited)
• Valentine Camax : a lady of the court (uncredited)
• Jean Davy : Count Hoyos (under the name “Davy”)
• Lucette Desmoulins : a girl
• Alla Donell (uncredited)
• André Dubosc : Loscheck
• Henri Fabert (uncredited)
• André Fouché : Georges Vetsera (under the name of “Fouché”)
• Nane Albacore : Anna Vetsera
• Gilbert Gil : a student
• Philippe Hersent (uncredited)
• Bernard Lancret (uncredited)
• André Lannes (uncredited)
• Fernand Ledoux : Philippe de Cobourg (under the name of “Ledoux”)
• Marian Michaud (uncredited)
• Marguerite de Morlaye : a lady of the court (uncredited)
• Christiane Ribes : a girl (under the name of “Ribès”)
• Louis Scott (uncredited)
• André Siméon : 2 ^e police (under the name “Simon”)
• Vladimir Sokoloff : Chief of Police (under the name of “Sokoloff”)
• Eugène Stuber : the man with the rings (uncredited)
• Odette Talazac : the nanny
• Henri Vilbert : a walker (uncredited)

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