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Movie Info

Assassination ends the morganatic union of Countess Sophie (Edwige Feuillère) and Archduke Francis Ferdinand (John Lodge) of Austria-Hungary and triggers World War I.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

French (Canada)
Director:

Max Ophüls
Producer:

Eugène Tucherer
Writer:

Carl Zuckmayer, Marcelle Maurette, Curt Alexander, Andre-Paul Antoine, Jacques Natanson
Runtime:

1h 29m

Cast & Crew

Edwige Feuillère
La comtesse Sophie Chotek

John Lodge
L'archiduc François Ferdinand

Aimé Clariond
Le prince de Montenuovo (Sociétaire de la Comédie Française)

Jean Worms
L'empereur François Joseph (avec)

Max Ophüls
Director

Carl Zuckmayer
Writer

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Critic Reviews for Mayerling to Sarajevo

All Critics (4) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (4)

The tragic romance of the Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Bohemian countess Sophie Chotek proves to be ideal material for director Max Ophuls.

June 18, 2015 | Full Review…

J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
Ophls finds crazy lavishness and poetry in the Empire trappings, and excels in detailing the dreary, humiliating absurdity of court life.

March 24, 2015 | Full Review…

Michael Atkinson
Village Voice
Ophls contrasts the authentic grandeur of inner nobility with the crushing formalities of royal presumption.

March 23, 2015 | Full Review…

Richard Brody
New Yorker
Throughout the film, Ophls demonstrates a wonderfully shrewd eye for the trappings and architecture of power while portraying the royal romance with humor and sensitivity.

May 20, 2016 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

Joe Bendel
Epoch Times