Mayerling (1968 film)
| Mayerling | |
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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 James Robertson Justice Geneviève Page Andréa Parisy Ivan Desny |
| 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 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom / France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million (estimated) |
| Box office | $14.7 million |
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. The film was made by Les Films Corona and Winchester and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
It was based on the novels Mayerling by French tennis player and writer 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.