Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin (1956)

Director:

Ernst Marischka

Writer:

Ernst Marischka (writer)

Release Date:

December 1956 (Austria)

Genre:

Drama | History | Romance

Plot:

Sissi is slowly adapting to life as empress of Austria but finds it hard to live with her mother-in-law...

Plot Keywords:

Daughter | Mother In Law | Motherhood | Local Blockbuster | Dissatisfaction

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Romy Schneider	...	Empress Elisabeth / Sissi
Karlheinz Böhm	...	Kaiser Franz Josef
Magda Schneider	...	Duchess Ludovika / Vickie
Gustav Knuth	...	Duke Max of Bavaria
Vilma Degischer	...	Archduchess Sophie, Franz Josef's mother
Walter Reyer	...	Count Andrassy (as Walther Reyer)
Senta Wengraf	...	Gräfin Bellegarde
Josef Meinrad	...	Major Böckl
Iván Petrovich	...	Dr. Max Falk
Helene Lauterböck	...	Gräfin Esterhazy
Erich Nikowitz	...	Erzherzog Franz-Karl
Hans Ziegler	...	Dr. Seeburger
Karl Fochler	...	Graf Grünne
Franz Böheim
Hilde Wagener

Also Known As:

Sissi: The Young Empress (International: English title)

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

Austria

Language:

German | Hungarian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Perfectone Klangfilm)

Certification:

Germany:6 (DVD rating) | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | West Germany:6 (f)

Filming Locations:

Atelier Rosenhügel, Vienna, Austria

Company:

Erma-Film

Trivia:

This movie begins a couple of weeks after Franz Joseph and Sissi got married, which was in 1854. In 1855, Sissi gave birth to their first child. Also, Franz Joseph later references the Crimean War, which lasted from 1853 to 1856. But the coronation in Hungary did not take place until 1867. So about a decade is minimized to a couple of minutes, while a couple of years form the biggest part of the movie.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Sissi and Franz Joseph waltz in the beginning of the ball Sissi has organized for the Hungarian exiles, the song played is the Kaiser-Walzer. However, Strauss didn't write this Waltz until 1889, while this ball is at least before 1867, the year in which Franz Joseph became the King of Hungaria.

Quotes:

Major Böckl: [after Emperor Franz Joseph makes a misstep on a mountain trying to pick Edelweis for Sissi, and almost falls to his death] Is he still up there?
Hüttenwirt: For the time being!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Runaway: A Road Adventure (2002) (VG)

Brilliant

Loved it as a romantic teenager in Holland in 1956 - now I'm a senior in Australia and still love it. It brings back wonderful memories of my youth. Sure it is sweet and most probably not a completely true story, but who cares ? I'll see it anytime, it's a shame they don't make movies like this anymore.