- Sissi (film)
Infobox Film
name = Sissi
caption = DVD Cover
director =Ernst Marischka
producer =Karl Ehrlich Ernst Marischka
writer =Ernst Marischka
starring =Romy Schneider Karlheinz Böhm Magda Schneider Uta Franz Gustav Knuth Vilma Degischer Josef Meinrad
music =Anton Profes
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released = December 22, 1955
runtime = 102 min.
country =Austria
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language = German
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preceded_by =
followed_by =Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin
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imdb_id = 0048624"Sissi" is a 1955 film directed by
Ernst Marischka and starringRomy Schneider ,Karlheinz Böhm ,Magda Schneider ,Uta Franz ,Gustav Knuth ,Vilma Degischer andJosef Meinrad . First of a trilogy of romantic films about the Austrian Princess Sissi, Elisabeth of Bavaria.Plot
It is 1853. 16 year-old Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria, "Sissi", follows her mother and sister Helene to the Austrian court in
Bad Ischl , where the engagement between Helene (Nené) and the young emperor Franz Joseph will be announced. But he meets Sissi when she's out fishing and falls in love with her. Sissi loves Franz Joseph but a marriage with him comes with a bonus: his arrogant and headstrong mother.Starring
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Romy Schneider — Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria, later Empress Elisabeth of Austria, called Sissi
*Karlheinz Böhm — EmperorFranz Joseph I of Austria
*Magda Schneider — Duchess Ludovika of Bavaria, Sissi's mother
*Uta Franz — Princess Helene of Bavaria, called Nené, Sissi's older sister
*Gustav Knuth — Duke Max of Bavaria, father of Nené and Sissi
*Vilma Degischer — Archduchess Sophie, Franz Joseph's mother
*Josef Meinrad — Gendarmerie-Major Böckl
*Erich Nikowitz — Archduke Franz Karl, Franz Joseph's fatherProduction
Trivia
The 2007 animation film Lissi is a parody on Sissi.
References
External links
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* [http://www.sissi.de/ Official Site] de icon
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