Crown Prince Rudolph's Last Love
Crown Prince Rudolph's Last Love (German: Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe/Mayerling) is a 1955 Austrian historical drama film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Rudolf Prack, Christiane Hörbiger and Winnie Markus.[1] The film portrays the tragic 1889 Mayerling Incident, in which Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and his lover Baroness Mary Vetsera committed suicide.
| Crown Prince Rudolph's Last Love | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rudolf Jugert |
| Produced by | Herbert Gruber |
| Written by | Erna Fentsch |
| Starring | Rudolf Prack Christiane Hörbiger Winnie Markus |
| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
| Cinematography | Günther Anders |
| Edited by | Herma Sandtner |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film Sascha-Film |
Release date | 28 February 1956 |
Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
The film was shot in Agfacolor, with sets designed by Alexander Sawczynski and Werner Schlichting. It was at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna.
Cast
- Rudolf Prack as Kronprinz Rudolf
- Christiane Hörbiger as Baroneß Mary Vetsera
- Winnie Markus as Gräfin Larisch
- Lil Dagover as Kaiserin Elisabeth
- Erik Frey as Kaiser Franz Joseph
- Attila Hörbiger as Bratfisch, der Kutscher
- Adrienne Gessner as Baronin Vetsera
- Greta Zimmer as Kronprinzessin Stephanie
- Walter Reyer as Erzherzog Johann Salvator
- Karl Ehmann as Loschek, Diener
- Otto Wögerer as Krauß, Polizeipräsident
- Josef Kahlenberg as Adjutant des Kaisers
- C.W. Fernbach as Adjutant des Kronprinzen
- Eduard Volters as Baltazzi
- Karl Schwetter as Stockau
- Gretl Rainer as Agnes
- Erich Dörner as Ein Wiener
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References
- Bock & Bergfelder p.374
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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