Sissi (1955)

In the first of a trilogy of movies about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria, the young vibrant princess catches the eye of her sister's fiancé, Emperor Franz Josef.

Director:

Ernst Marischka

Writer:

Ernst Marischka

Stars:

Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Romy Schneider	...	Sissi
Karlheinz Böhm	...	Kaiser Franz Joseph
Magda Schneider	...	Duchess Ludovika in Bayern / Vickie
Uta Franz	...	Princess Helene in Bayern / Nene
Gustav Knuth	...	Duke Max in Bavaria
Vilma Degischer	...	Archduchess Sophie
Josef Meinrad	...	Gendarmerie-Major Böckl
Erich Nikowitz	...	Archduke Franz Karl
Karl Fochler	...	Graf Grünne
Franz Böheim	...	Johann Petzmacher
Peter Weck	...	Archduke Carl-Ludwig
Hilde Wagener	...	Baronin Wulffen
Egon von Jordan	...	Graf Arco, Prime Minister
Richard Eybner	...	Postmeister von Ischl
Otto Treßler	...	Feldmaerschall Radetzky

Storyline

16 year old princess Elisabeth, 'Sissi', follows her mother and sister Helene to the Austrian court in Ischl, where the engagement between Helene and the young emperor Franz Josef will be announced. But he meets Sissi when she's out fishing and falls in love with her. Sissi also loves Franz Josef but a marriage with him comes with a bonus, his arrogant and headstrong mother.

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Plot Keywords:

princess | emperor | love | marriage | wedding | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | History | Romance

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Details

Country:

Austria

Language:

German

Release Date:

22 December 1955 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

La principessa Sissi

Filming Locations:

Atelier Sievering, Vienna, Austria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Erma-Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Agfacolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although he played her husband in this trilogy, Karlheinz Böhm is only 10 years older than Romy Schneider.

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Goofs

The Emperor Waltz is played as background music during Sisi and Franz Joseph's wedding dance in 1854. The Emperor Waltz was composed by Johann Strauss II in 1889.

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Connections

Followed by Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957)

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Soundtracks

"Messiah"
Written by George Frideric Handel (as Georg Friedrich Händel)

User Reviews

My guiltiest pleasure

I certainly love the Sissi saga :everytime it's broadcast,I find myself watching for the umpteenth time these three films which the highbrows despise so much.

I read several biographies of the empress and it's stating the obvious to say it's fictionalized history (the right term would be "fairytaled" history for this first episode strongly recalls Cinderella).Romy Schneider did not think much of her part and she used to approve of Visconti's Elisabeth she played in "Ludwig" (1973).

"Sissi" is pure entertainment ;all the characters are endearing :the colonel provides a good comic relief ,Sophie is a perfect villainess,the witch, ,Ludovica the good fairy,Max the bon vivant,the swarm of children a foretaste of the "sound of music" -the Trapp were Austrian,weren't they?-and the lovers ,Franz and Sissi are as close as fairytale prince and princess as they can be.

I certainly love the Sissi saga.Down with the highbrows!