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Requiem for a Crown Prince

  • Episode aired Apr 3, 1974
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On the morning of the 30th January 1889, the 30-year-old Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria-Hungary is found dead at the imperial hunting lodge at Mayerling in what looks like a suicide pact wi... Read allOn the morning of the 30th January 1889, the 30-year-old Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria-Hungary is found dead at the imperial hunting lodge at Mayerling in what looks like a suicide pact with his 17-year-old mistress Marie Vetsera. As well as dealing with their personal tragedy ... Read allOn the morning of the 30th January 1889, the 30-year-old Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria-Hungary is found dead at the imperial hunting lodge at Mayerling in what looks like a suicide pact with his 17-year-old mistress Marie Vetsera. As well as dealing with their personal tragedy and loss, the Emperor Franz-Josef and the Empress Elizabeth are faced with the difficult t... Read all

  • Director
    • James Ferman
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    • John Elliot
    • David Turner
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    • Rachel Gurney
    • Laurence Naismith
    • Emrys James
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    • Director
      • James Ferman
    • Writers
      • John Elliot
      • David Turner
    • Stars
      • Rachel Gurney
      • Laurence Naismith
      • Emrys James
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    Rachel Gurney
    Rachel Gurney
    • 'Sisi', Empress Elisabeth of Austria
    Laurence Naismith
    Laurence Naismith
    • Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary
    Emrys James
    Emrys James
    • Count Taaffe
    Anthony Newlands
    Anthony Newlands
    • Philip of Coburg
    James Cossins
    James Cossins
    • Count Josl Hoyos
    Frank Wylie
    Frank Wylie
    • Police Commissar Gorup
    Susan Tracy
    • Crown Princess Stephanie of Austria
    Irene Hamilton
    • Baroness Vetsera
    Rosamund Greenwood
    Rosamund Greenwood
    • Fraulein Von Ferenczy
    Kenneth Benda
    Kenneth Benda
    • Professor Widerhoffer
    Carleton Hobbs
    • Abbot Grünböck
    Michael Sheard
    Michael Sheard
    • Losehek
    Patrick Durkin
    Patrick Durkin
    • Bratfisch
    Vernon Dobtcheff
    Vernon Dobtcheff
    • Count Stookau
    David Neal
    David Neal
    • Baltazzi
    Olaf Pooley
    Olaf Pooley
    • Police President Baron Krauss
    Leon Lissek
    Leon Lissek
    • Police Agent Bayer
    John Herrington
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      • James Ferman
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      • John Elliot
      • David Turner
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      This episode takes place in 1889.
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      Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary: Nothing has been spared me in this world.

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      • April 3, 1974 (United Kingdom)
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