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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   8,762 votes
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Director:
Tom Tykwer
Writer:
Tom Tykwer (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
12 October 2000 (Germany) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Irgendwo da draußen wartet die Liebe
Plot:
Young nurse Sissi lives a secluded life, seemingly entirely devoted to her patients at Birkenhof asylum... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
5 wins & 19 nominations more
User Comments:
Stylish and Slick more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Franka Potente ... Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt

Benno Fürmann ... Bodo Riemer
Joachim Król ... Walter Riemer
Lars Rudolph ... Steini
Melchior Beslon ... Otto

Ludger Pistor ... Werner Dürr
Christa Fast ... Sigrun Molke
Susanne Bredehöft ... Zewil
Gottfried Breitfuss ... Paul
Steffen Scheumann ... Bruno (as Steffen Schult)
Rolf Dennemann ... Dieter
Ali Nejat-Nouei ... Ali

Sybille J. Schedwill ... Schwester Maria Blum (as Sybille Jacqueline Schedwill)
Peter Ender ... Dr. Thomas Kupfer
Friederike Frerichs ... Schwester Corinna
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Princess & the Warrior (UK) (USA) (promotional title)
Der Krieger & die Kaiserin (Germany) (alternative spelling)
Der Krieger + die Kaiserin (Germany) (DVD title)
The Princess + the Warrior (International: English title)
The Princess and the Warrior (USA)
The Warrior and the Empress (International: English title) (literal title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for disturbing images, language and some sexual content.
Runtime:
135 min
Country:
Germany
Language:
German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Cornwall, England, UK more

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Trivia:
The literal translation of the German title is "The Warrior and the Empress". The name of the main female character, "Sissi", refers to the nickname of Elisabeth, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary (1837-1898). There are several movies and television shows about the Empress Elisabeth, some with "Sissi' in the title. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Bodo leaps from the bathtub to chase Steini down the hall, Bodo clearly has not taken time to dry off. He should have left at least some trace of wet footprints down the hallway as he runs after Steini, but there is not a trace of wet footprints or any other water left on the floor as he runs. (It's possible that for safety reasons they ensured the actor's feet were dry before having him run on the tiled hallway, so as to avoid a slip-and-fall scenario.) more
Quotes:
Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt: I wish I could have told the man his sweat smelled tasty. I guess he'd been sucking on a peppermint drop. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Holiday (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Autumnal more

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20 out of 29 people found the following comment useful:-
Stylish and Slick, 25 September 2004
Author: michaeldgibson from Stafford

'Der Krieger und de Kaiserin' (2000), translated as 'The Princess and Warrior' is brought to our screens by 'Run Lola Run' director, Tom Tykwer. For myself 'Run Lola Run' was an excellent film, and i would say that this film is good in its own way. Looking at this film in comparison with Tykwer's previous debute, it doesn't have the same energy rush or rythmic motivational feel to it. However, we have to bear in mind that this is a different film entirly and audiences of 'Run Lola Run' are possibly full of predertermined expectations of Tykwer's new film, based on the previous.

This film is stylish, if not more stylish than than 'Run Lola Run', despite being quite slow moving, it does make you feel 'locked' to see the film through to the end. This film is a captivating experience which will exhilarate and 'move' you in the quest for Sissi's (Franke Potente (Run Lola Run)) survival and then her quest to seek out Bono and help him to the end.

OK, maybe not the 'complexist' of story lines, but it works, and is good.

This is a enigmatic love story, and really if your more inclined to a Hollywood, big-budget, huge special effects etc film, then maybe this isn't the one for you. Personally, this is a slick (the film-making), stylish, captivating film and i would recommend it to anyone who likes a 'visual' film (i know that sounds mad, but e.g. very visual and superb camera angles etc)!

See it before you buy it, because it might not be your cup of tea!

8/10

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