Romance ·Drama ·History · Austria · 1957 · 1h 49m

Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress

Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin

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Director
Ernst Marischka
Cast
Romy Schneider as Empress Elisabeth Karlheinz Böhm as Emperor Franz Joseph Magda Schneider as Duchess Ludovika Gustav Knuth as Duke Max Uta Franz as Princess Helene Walther Reyer as Count Andrassy
Crew
Bruno Mondi — Director of Photography Alfred Srp — Editor Anton Profes — Original Music Composer Ernst Marischka — Screenplay Ernst Marischka — Producer Karl Ehrlich — Producer
Synopsis

After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean climate to rest. The young empress’ mother takes her from Austria to recover in Madeira.

Trailer Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
depressionlovesicknesshusband wife relationshipvenice, italygypsynationalismhomelandbavaria, germanyemperorbad mother-in-lawhungarycough
Key Collaborators
Ernst Marischka Director Bruno Mondi Director of Photography Alfred Srp Editor Anton Profes Original Music Composer Ernst Marischka Screenplay Ernst Marischka Producer Karl Ehrlich Producer Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff Production Design Leo Bei Costume Design Gerdago Costume Design
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