From Mayerling to Sarajevo
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Production year1940
French release01/05/1940
Runtime1 h 35 min
Synopsis
In the late 1800's, Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire, falls for Sophie Chotek, a Czech countess. He's already a problem to the Crown because of his political ideas; this love affair with someone not of royal blood breeches protocol. The Crown allows the union only after the couple agrees to a morganatic marriage. The emperor further neutralizes Franz by making him inspector general of the army, sending him afield for months at a time. In June of 1914, fearing for his safety, Sophie seeks permission to accompany Franz to Sarajevo; protocol dictates that no army troops attend Franz while she is present. An assassin strikes. Their deaths spark World War I.
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (24)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : B.U.P. Française
- Foreign production company : British Unity Pictures
- Film exports/foreign sales : Gaumont
- French distribution : Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Full credits (12)
- Adaptation : Curt Alexander, Marcelle Maurette
- Screenwriter : Carl Zuckmayer
- Dialogue Writers : André-Paul Antoine, Marcelle Maurette, Jacques Natanson
- Directors of Photography : Curt Courant, Otto Heller
- Music Composer : Oscar Straus
- Assistant directors : Jean Faurez, Jean-Paul Le Chanois, Eugen Schufftan
- Costume designer : Boris Bilinsky
- Producer : Eugène Tucherer
- Continuity supervisor : Andrée Feix
- Production Designer : Jean D'Eaubonne
- Location managers : Hugo Benedek, André Hoss
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Historical
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Yes
