Mayerling vs Promise at Dawn
Promise at Dawn has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.5/10 for Mayerling). Mayerling is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 10m. Mayerling is the older of the two (1936 against 2017). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mayerling
Promise at Dawn| Mayerling | Promise at Dawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1936 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance | Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Anatole Litvak | Eric Barbier |
| Main cast | Danielle Darrieux, Jean Debucourt, Suzy Prim, Charles Boyer, Jean Dax | Catherine McCormack, Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Arieh Worthalter |
Synopsis
Mayerling
Rudolf, the only heir to Emperor Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary, is trapped in a loveless marriage to a Belgian princess. As he seeks to flee his stifling environment, he meets the beautiful Maria, and the two enter into a scandalous affair. Despite the interference of the Emperor, the couple refuse to give each other up.
Promise at Dawn
From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi-comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.
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