''The Fate of the House of Habsburg'' (german: Das Schicksal derer von Habsburg) is a 1928 German silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by and starring

Fritz Spira Fritz Spira (1 August 1881 – c. 1943) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared frequently in films during the silent and early sound eras. Spira played the role of the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef in the 1926 film ''The Third Squadro ...

Alfons Fryland Alfons Fryland (1 May 1888 – 29 November 1953) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 47 films between 1921 and 1933. He was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria) and died in Graz, Austria. Selected filmography * '' Labyrinth des ...

, and

Leni Riefenstahl Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (; 22 August 1902 – 8 September 2003) was a German film director, photographer and actress known for her role in producing Nazi propaganda. A talented swimmer and an artist, Riefenstahl also became in ...

. 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 Artur Semyonovich Berger (german: Arthur Berger, russian: Артур Семёнович Бергер; 27 May 1892 – 11 January 1981) was an Austrian-Soviet film architect and set designer. He was active in Austria between 1920 and 1936, during ...

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* 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films 1920s historical drama films German historical drama films Films set in Vienna Films set in the 1880s Films set in the 1890s Films set in the 1900s Films set in the 1910s Biographical films about Austrian royalty Films set in Austria Cultural depictions of Empress Elisabeth of Austria Cultural depictions of Franz Joseph I of Austria Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria German black-and-white films 1928 drama films Films set in the Austrian Empire Silent historical drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub