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Sissi: The Young Empress (1956)
Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin (original title)

107 min  -  Drama | History  -   December 1956 (Austria)
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The second in a trilogy of movies about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria, the film chronicles the married life of the young empress as she tries to adjust to formal and strict life in the palace and an overbearing mother-in-law.

Director:

Ernst Marischka

Writer:

Ernst Marischka

Stars:

Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm and Magda Schneider
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Romy Schneider Romy Schneider ...
Karlheinz Böhm Karlheinz Böhm ...
Magda Schneider Magda Schneider ...
Duchess Ludovika / Vickie
Gustav Knuth Gustav Knuth ...
Vilma Degischer Vilma Degischer ...
Walter Reyer Walter Reyer ...
Count Andrassy (as Walther Reyer)
Senta Wengraf Senta Wengraf ...
Gräfin Bellegarde
Josef Meinrad Josef Meinrad ...
Iván Petrovich Iván Petrovich ...
Dr. Max Falk
Helene Lauterböck Helene Lauterböck ...
Gräfin Esterhazy
Erich Nikowitz Erich Nikowitz ...
Hans Ziegler Hans Ziegler ...
Karl Fochler Karl Fochler ...
Franz Böheim Franz Böheim
Hilde Wagener Hilde Wagener
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Storyline

Sissi is slowly adapting to life as empress of Austria but finds it hard to live with her mother-in-law. The arch-duchess Sophie is a genuine busybody who constantly interferes with how the emperor rules the empire and how Sissi brings up her first-born daughter. Written by Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>  

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Daughter | Mother In Law | Motherhood | Local Blockbuster | Dissatisfaction  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | History

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Details

Country:

Austria

Language:

German | Hungarian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Sissi emperatriz See more »

Filming Locations:

Atelier Rosenhügel, Vienna, Austria See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Erma-Film See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Perfectone Klangfilm)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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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. See more »

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. See more »

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!
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Connections

Spoofed in Lissi und der wilde Kaiser (2007) See more »