

“United in love until death.”
Based on the true life story of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, Rudolf recounts the life of a young and sensitive visionary reformer, destroyed by political intrigue and his own fateful passion.
Status
Released
Original Language
DE
Marie Larisch
Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for their country. Rudolf soon feels he is a man born at the wrong time in a country that doesn't realize the need for social reform. The Prince of Wales, later to become Britain's King Edward VII, provides comic relief. Rudolf finds refuge from a loveless marriage with Princess Stéphanie by taking a mistress, Baroness Maria Vetsera. Their untimely demise at Mayerling, the imperial family's hunting lodge, is cloaked in mystery.