| Release Date: | Dec 1955 |
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| Genres: | Comedy / Drama / History / Romance |
| Runtime: | 102 min |
| Cast: | Romy Schneider (Princess Elisabeth in Bavaria,...), Karlheinz Böhm (Kaiser Franz Joseph), Magda Schneider (Duchess Ludovika in Bayern), Uta Franz (Nene) Gustav Knuth (Duke Max in Bavaria) Vilma Degischer (Archduchess Sophie, Franz...) Josef Meinrad (Gendarmerie-Major Böckl) Erich Nikowitz (Archduke Franz Karl) Karl Fochler (Graf Grünne) Franz Böheim (Johann Petzmacher) Peter Weck (Archduke Carl-Ludwig) Hilde Wagener (Baronin Wulffen) Egon von Jordan (Graf Arco, Prime Minister) Richard Eybner (Postmeister von Ischl) Otto Treßler (Feldmaerschall Radetzky) Ulrich Bettac () |
16 year old princess Elisabeth, 'Sissi', follows her mother and sister Helene to the Austrian court in Ischl, where the engagement between Helene and the young emperor Franz Josef will be announced. But he meets Sissi when she's out fishing and falls in love with her. Sissi loves Franz Josef but a marriage with him comes with a bonus, his arrogant and headstrong mother.
