Mayerling is a French film directed by Anatole Litvak , released in 1936 and dedicated to the drama of Mayerling which is a highly romanticized evocation.
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 :
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- United States :
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)
Notes and references
- ↑ Darrieux, Darrieux: filmography commented by itself , Ramsay,, p. 185.