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The Secret of Mayerling

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The Secret of Mayerling
Theatrical film poster
FrenchLe secret de Mayerling
Directed byJean Delannoy
Written byJacques Rémy
Jean Delannoy
Philippe Hériat
Produced byClaude Dolbert
Jean Velter
StarringJean Marais
Dominique Blanchar
Jean Debucourt
Claude Farell
CinematographyRobert Lefebvre
Edited byJames Cuenet
Music byLouis Beydts
Production
company
Codo Cinéma
Distributed byLes Films Marceau
Release date
  • 7 May 1949 (1949-05-07)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office2,430,628 admissions (France)[1]

The Secret of Mayerling (French: Le secret de Mayerling) is a 1949 French Historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Jean Marais, Dominique Blanchar and Jean Debucourt.[2][3] It set around the 1889 Mayerling Incident when the crown prince of the Austrian Empire was found having apparently committed suicide with his lover.

It was shot at the Epinay Studios with sets designed by the art director Raymond Druart.

It was a commercial success in France and other European countries, including in West Germany where it was released by Constantin Film.

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References

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  1. ^ "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.
  2. ^ BFI.org
  3. ^ Oscherwitz, Dayna; Higgins, Mary Ellen (2009). The A to Z of French Cinema (88th ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 38. ASIN B00CC96NY4. ISBN 081086875X.
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