Mayerling (1957 TV film)
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Mel Ferrer and Audrey Hepburn in Mayerling (1957)
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| Directed by | Anatole Litvak |
| Produced by | Anatole Litvak |
| Starring |
Audrey Hepburn Mel Ferrer Diana Wynyard Basil Sydney Raymond Massey Judith Evelyn |
| Music by |
George Bassman Irving Actman |
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Release date
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February 4, 1957 |
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Running time
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000 |
Mayerling is an episode of the American television series Producers' Showcase made for NBC Television, which was aired on 4 February 1957 and released theatrically as a film in Europe.
The film was produced and directed by Anatole Litvak, who had previously directed the French film version of Mayerling (1936) which was an international hit and brought Litvak to Hollywood. The 1957 version stars Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer, Raymond Massey, Diana Wynyard, Basil Sydney, Judith Evelyn, Isobel Elsom, Lorne Greene, Nancy Marchand, David Opatoshu, Suzy Parker, Nehemiah Persoff, Pippa Scott, Monique van Vooren, and Lilia Skala.
The story of Mayerling is based on the real life events of the tragic love affair between Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his mistress, Baroness Mary Vetsera and their mysterious death on January 30, 1889 in a hunting lodge in Lower Austria.
Ferrer and Hepburn were reportedly in negotiation for two and a half years to make the special. It was done live, except for some background footage shot in Vienna.
The New York Times wrote that "a more pallid or elementary version of Mayerling would be difficult to imagine." "Hardly worth the trouble" said The Washington Post.
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