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Mayerling

Name: Mayerling
Released: 1968

1968

Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, at odds with his rigid father the emperor and stifled by a court with no place for his ideals, finds fragile solace in a doomed love affair with a young baroness. A lavish historical romance drawn from a real royal tragedy.

Why it’s here

A drama centered on Crown Prince Rudolf and the Austrian imperial tragedy at Mayerling.

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Part of 10 Movies Set in or About Austria

This film is stop 9 of 10 in the hand-ranked outside-view route set in or about Austria. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

This outside view can stamp Austria in the 196 country film challenge.