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Kronprinz Rudolf

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2006-2006
1 Season
Universal Pictures
Documentary, Drama

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The film recounts the last years of the life of the Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf of Hapsburg until his tragic death in Mayerling. They are highlighted the difficult relationship with his father, the Emperor Franz Joseph, and the affectionate bond with his mother, the Empress Sissi; the failed marriage to Stephanie of Belgium; and his romantic relationships with the prostitute Mizzi Kaspar and the young Baroness Mary Vetsera, together with whom he will die in Mayerling. The film endorses the reconstruction according to which the Archduke apparently committed suicide, overwhelmed not only by a role that weighed and imprisoned, but also from the disappointment due to the low esteem that his father would usually express.

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Max von Thun

Rudolf

Vittoria Puccini

Mary Vetsera

Omar Sharif

Hans Canon

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Episode 1

1ère Partie

88 mins

Prince Rudolf of Habsburg, son of the Austrian emperor François-Joseph and the sovereign Elisabeth of Wittelsbach known as Sissi, must assume his status as heir by directing the Austro-Hungarian Empire. But the prince, a sensitive and educated young man, is very interested in liberal and modern ideas. Rather aspiring to power, he is more interested in politics than in the army and resents having to embrace a military career, which worries the leaders around him. Another subject that upsets the monarchy, Rodolphe attaches little importance to marriage. He connects love affairs that end badly and loses himself in excess. In order to get closer to Vienna and the throne, to take control of his life and ensure his succession, the prince finally agrees to marry Princess Stephanie of Belgium, hoping that she will give him a son. But she will give birth to a baby girl soon after.

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