Drama ·Comedy ·Romance · Austria · 1956 · 1h 47m

Sissi: The Young Empress

Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin

Sissi: The Young Empress poster
Director
Ernst Marischka
Cast
Romy Schneider as Empress Elisabeth Karlheinz Böhm as Emperor Franz Joseph Magda Schneider as Duchess Ludovika Vilma Degischer as Archduchess Sophie Gustav Knuth as Duke Max 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

Sissi is now the empress of Austria and attempts to learn etiquette. While she is busy being empress she also has to deal with her difficult new mother-in-law, while the arch-duchess Sophie is trying to tell the emperor how to rule and also Sissi how to be a mother.

Mood & Themes
husband wife relationshippregnancyhomelandbavaria, germanybad mother-in-lawmountainhungarycoronationharassmentalptyrolhiking
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 Franz Szivats Costume Design Gerdago Costume Design
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