Mayerling vs Romeo e Giulietta

Romeo e Giulietta has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.5/10 for Mayerling). Romeo e Giulietta is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 1h 36m. Mayerling is the older of the two (1936 against 1964). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Mayerling posterMayerling1936 VS Romeo e Giulietta posterRomeo e Giulietta1964
MayerlingRomeo e Giulietta
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 7.3/10
Year19361964
Length1h 36m1h 34m
GenresDrama, History, RomanceDrama, History, Romance
Country––
DirectorAnatole LitvakRiccardo Freda
Main castDanielle Darrieux, Jean Debucourt, Suzy Prim, Charles Boyer, Jean DaxCarlos Estrada, Franco Balducci, Andrea Bosic, José Marco, Geronimo Meynier

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.

Romeo e Giulietta

Two teenagers fall in love, but their feuding families and fate itself cause the relationship to end in tragedy.

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