| Mayerling | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:MAYERLING_POSTER.jpg) Theatrical release poster by Tom Jung | |
| Directed by | Terence Young |
| Screenplay by | Terence Young Denis Cannan (dialogue) |
| Based on | Claude Anet (novel) Michel Arnold (book L'Archiduc) |
| Produced by | Robert Dorfmann Maurice Jacquin |
| Starring | Omar Sharif Catherine Deneuve James Mason Ava Gardner |
| Cinematography | Henri Alekan |
| Edited by | Monique Bonnot |
| Music by | Francis Lai (original) Aram Khachaturian (non-original; Adagio from Spartacus) |
Production companies | Associated British Picture (UK) Winchester-Corona Productions (France) |
| Distributed by | Warner-Pathé (UK) Valoria Films (France) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (USA) |
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Running time | 140 min |
| Country | United Kingdom / France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million (estimated) |
| Box office | $14.7 million [1] |
Mayerling is a 1968 romantic tragedy film starring Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve, James Mason, Ava Gardner, Geneviève Page, James Robertson Justice and Andréa Parisy. It was written and directed by Terence Young.[2] The film was made by Les Films Corona and Winchester and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
It was based on the novels Mayerling by Claude Anet and L'Archiduc by Michel Arnold and the 1936 film Mayerling, directed by Anatole Litvak, which dealt with the real-life Mayerling Incident.
- ^ "Mayerling (1968) - JPBox-Office".
- ^ Thompson, Howard (14 February 1969). "Screen: Opulence of Austria-Hungary: New 'Mayerling' Opens at the Music Hall - Tragic Pair Played by Deneuve and Sharif". New York Times. Retrieved 29 March 2024.