Mayerling is a great love story. It is the chronicle of Rudolph of Habsburg the crown prince of Austria Hungary and of Marie Vetsera the woman he loved and of a hunting lodge calle Mayerling in the green Vienna woods.

For a long time this royal love affair has been one of the mysteries of Europe and many plays, books and pictures have centered around this timeless love.

It was near the end of the 19th century, the end of an era. Vienna waltz to the music of Johann Strauss, the river Danube seemed bluer than ever. Birds sang, chandeliers glitered and a new century waited to be born.

Chosen as his favorite story by: Gregory Peck