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starring: Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve, James Mason, Ava Gardner, James Robertson Justicedirected by: Terence Young
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304084144
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6304084145
Label: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 127 minutes
Sales Rank: 7193
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: 1968
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A Visual and Musical Delight
I saw the 1968 version of Mayerling in April of 1969 at a base theater
while I was in basic training in the Air Force. I note this because the
subject of the film and its well-dressed actors and its European scenery
were so different from the military surroundings and military "dress"
which I was enduring at the time. I had not heard about the story of
Prince Rudolph and Princess Maria before. But suspected Mayerling's tragic ending from the start, but I think it ... Read More
Rating: - Saturated With Khachaturian's Best Music & Entertaining Too!
IN A NUTSHELL: A FILM WORTH SEEING & HEARING
This seems to be one of those movies that is either loved, hated or ignored by movie fans. Interestingly, most of the reviews I have seen make mostly relevant points both pro and con. Nevertheless, I do admit feeling some very tugging emotions during many parts of the movie and not just the romantic interludes between the Grand Duke and his very charming young mistress "Maria Vetsera" played by Catherine Deneuve. There is a sense of real ... Read More
Rating:  - Great film!
James Mason is as handsome as ever. It's a really well worth seeinf film. I highly recommend it.
Rating: - Not Perfect, But Vastly Entertaining
I have been told that the French predecessor of this film is better, but I don't see how. The compelling true story of the downfall of the Hapsburg family is recounted here with an emphasis on the personal tragedy of Prince Rudolph. Here is a man trapped in a loveless marriage, domineered by his tyranical father, deprived of the love of a mother who tries to dazzle everyone, caught in the uprisings of democratic politics, and addicted to cocaine to dismiss his pain. To add to his personal pain, he ... Read More
Rating:  - Schmaltz
In early 1889, Crown Prince Rudolph, son of Emperor Franz Joseph and heir to the Hapsburg Empire, took his teenage mistress, Baroness Maria Vetsera, to a hunting lodge called "Mayerling." What happened there has been the subject of a good deal of speculation, but the most popular version is this: That sometime in the early morning hours of January 30th, Rudolph killed Maria with a single shot from his revolver, and then, some hours later, took his own life. How they came to this moment in time is the ... Read More
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