The Fate of the House of Habsburg

1928 film

Fritz Spira
Alfons Fryland
Leni Riefenstahl

CinematographyMarius Holdt [de; ru]

Production
companies

Essem-Film
Leo-Film

Release date

16 November 1928 (1928-11-16)

CountryGermanyLanguages

Silent
German intertitles

The Fate of the House of Habsburg (German: Das Schicksal derer von Habsburg) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Rolf Raffé [de; fr] and starring Fritz Spira, Alfons Fryland, and Leni Riefenstahl.^[1] It is based on the Mayerling incident of 1889, wherein a Crown Prince of Austria killed his mistress and himself.

The film's sets were designed by Artur Berger.

Cast

Fritz Spira as Emperor Franz Josef
Erna Morena as Empress Elisabeth
Maly Delschaft as Crown Princess Stefanie
Alfons Fryland as Crown Prince Rudolph
Franz Kammauf as Bratfisch, Coachman
Leni Riefenstahl as Maria Vetsera
Willi Hubert as Franz Ferdinand
Irene Krauß as Baroness Helene Vetsera
Ernst Recniczek as Philip of Coburg
Carmen Cartellieri as Countess Larisch
Albert Kersten as Count Hoyos
Paul Askonas [de] as Montenuovo
Alice Roberts as Louise of Coburg
Minje van Gooten as Countess Chotek
Ferry Lukacs as Emperor Karl

References

^ Rother, p. 234.

Bibliography

Rother, Rainer (2003). Leni Riefenstahl: The Seduction of Genius. Translated by Bott, Martin H. London: Continuum International Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8264-7023-2.