Mayerling (1957 TV film)

Mayerling
Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer in Mayerling
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
Release date(s)	February 24, 1957
Country	USA
Language	English

Mayerling is the title of an episode of the American television series Producers' Showcase made for NBC, which was aired in 24 February 1957 and released theatrically as a film in Europe. It was produced and directed by Anatole Litvak, who had previously directed the 1936 French film version of Mayerling. It starred Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer with Raymond Massey, Diana Wynyard, Basil Sydney, Judith Evelyn, Isobel Elsom, Lorne Greene, Nancy Marchand, David Opatoshu, Suzy Parker, Nehemiah Persoff, Pippa Scott 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.

See also

• Mayerling Incident

External links

• Mayerling (1957) at the Internet Movie Database