Robert Dornhelm Director Max von Thun Kronprinz Rudolf Actor Vittoria Puccini Mary Baroness Vetsera Actor Klaus Maria Brandauer Kaiser Franz Joseph Actor Sandra Ceccarelli Kaiserin Elisabeth Actor Fritz Karl Erzherzog Johann Salvator Actor Omar Sharif Hans Canon Actor Christian Clavier Prime Minister Taaffe Actor Julia Jentsch Sarah Maisel Actor Klaus Lintschinger Screenwriter Didier Decoin Screenwriter Ferdinand Dohna Producer Kurt J. Mrkwicka Producer Andreas Kamm Executive Producer Ludwig Eckmann Original Music Jörg Magnus Pfeil Original Music Michael Riebl Cinematographer Ingrid Koller Film Editing Cornelia von Braun Casting