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Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress

Original title: Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin
  • 19571957
  • 1h 49m
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6.6/10
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Romy Schneider in Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957)
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The final film in a highly romanticized trilogy about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria finds the young empress traveling throughout Europe.The final film in a highly romanticized trilogy about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria finds the young empress traveling throughout Europe.The final film in a highly romanticized trilogy about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria finds the young empress traveling throughout Europe.
IMDb RATING
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5.6K
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    • Ernst Marischka
    • Ernst Marischka
  • Stars
    • Romy Schneider
    • Karlheinz Böhm
    • Magda Schneider
    • Ernst Marischka
    • Ernst Marischka
  • Stars
    • Romy Schneider
    • Karlheinz Böhm
    • Magda Schneider
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    • 11User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Romy Schneider in Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957)
    Romy Schneider in Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957)
    Sissi (1955)
    Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957)
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    Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957)
    Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957)
    Romy Schneider in Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957)
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    Romy Schneider
    Romy Schneider
    • Empress Elisabeth of Austria…
    Karlheinz Böhm
    Karlheinz Böhm
    • Emperor Franz Josef of Austria
    Magda Schneider
    Magda Schneider
    • Duchess Ludovika of Bavaria
    Gustav Knuth
    Gustav Knuth
    • Duke Max of Bavaria
    Uta Franz
    Uta Franz
    • Princess Helene…
    Walther Reyer
    Walther Reyer
    • Graf Andrassy
    Vilma Degischer
    Vilma Degischer
    • Archduchess Sophie, Franz Josef's mother
    Josef Meinrad
    Josef Meinrad
    • Oberst Böckl
    Senta Wengraf
    • Gräfin Bellegarde
    Erich Nikowitz
    • Erzherzog Franz-Karl
    Hans Ziegler
    Hans Ziegler
    • Hofrat Dr. Seeburger
    Sonia Sorel
    • Henriette Mendel
    • (as Sonja Sorel)
    Klaus Knuth
    Klaus Knuth
    • Prinz Ludwig
    Albert Rueprecht
    Albert Rueprecht
    • Erzherzog Ferdinand-Max
    Peter Neusser
    • Graf Batthyani
    Karl Fochler
    • Graf Grünne
    Susanne von Almassy
      Franca Parisi
      Franca Parisi
      • Helena
        • Ernst Marischka
        • Ernst Marischka
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      • Trivia
        When Sissi got very sick, Helene, then pregnant with her second child, followed Sissi to Madera to stay by her side. The two sisters were very close. This was never shown in the movie.
      • Goofs
        The previous movie ended in 1867 during the crowning of Elizabeth and Franz Joseph as king and queen of Hungary, Sissi is also titled as such during the movie. However in this sequel the loss of Lombardy and Veneto from Austrian Empire happened in 1859 and 1866.
      • Quotes

        Emperor Franz Josef of Austria: I love Sissy and she has my fullest confidence. Of course, she is lovely. Everybody she meets finds her completely fascinating and, especially, the men! But, Sissy is no Catherine of Russia. Sissy is the truest, purest and most honest person I know.

      • Crazy credits
        In the opening credits the name "Sissi" is not displayed in the form of a title card, as in the previous movies, but on a square with birds posing forming the name before they fly away.
      • Connections
        Edited into Forever My Love (1962)
      • Soundtracks
        Kaiserlied
        Music by Joseph Haydn
        Lyrics by Lorenz Leopold Haschka

      User reviews11

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      9/10
      Sissy must watch her Health in this One
      Very nice third part of the trilogy left me in tears throughout the viewing. Poor Sissy!!! And all that romance and the beauty made me just feel o so sad that there never was no fourth part to the series. With love,
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      • mrdonleone
      • Jan 28, 2020

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        • 1957 (Austria)
        • Austria
        • German
        • Greek
        • Hungarian
        • Italian
        • Portuguese
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      • Filming locations
        • Ravello, Salerno, Campania, Italy
      • Production company
        • Erma-Film
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      • 1 hour 49 minutes
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