Sissi (1955)

Directed by

Ernst Marischka

Genre

drama film, biographical film, romance film

Country

Austria

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

6

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 528 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young princess named Sissi meets Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria. They fall in love and face challenges from court life and family expectations.

romantichistoricallightheartedgracefulcharmingwhimsicalsentimentalclassic

What happens

Sissi is a 1955 Austrian historical romance film written and directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz, Gustav Knuth, Josef Meinrad, Vilma Degischer and Peter Weck. Sissi is the first installment in a trilogy of films about Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837-1898), who was known to her family as "Sissi". It was followed by The Young Empress and Fateful Years of an Empress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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