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Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress

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In Vienna, young Austrian Empress Sissi (Romy Schneider) is fatigued from the pressures of having to hold court. Though happily married to Emperor Franz Joseph (Karlheinz Böhm), Sissi must endure the familial machinations of Franz's mother, Archduchess Sophie (Vilma Degischer). When Sissi contracts a potentially fatal bout of tuberculosis, the ailing empress retreats to the Mediterranean for a much-needed recovery, on advisement of her loving mother, Duchess Ludovika (Magda Schneider).
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Ernst Marischka

Director

Romy Schneider

Empress Elisabeth of Austria

Karlheinz Böhm

Emperor Franz Josef of Austria

Magda Schneider

Duchess Ludovika of Bavaria

Gustav Knuth

Duke Max of Bavaria

Uta Franz

Princess Helene
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Synopsis In Vienna, young Austrian Empress Sissi (Romy Schneider) is fatigued from the pressures of having to hold court. Though happily married to Emperor Franz Joseph (Karlheinz Böhm), Sissi must endure the familial machinations of Franz's mother, Archduchess Sophie (Vilma Degischer). When Sissi contracts a potentially fatal bout of tuberculosis, the ailing empress retreats to the Mediterranean for a much-needed recovery, on advisement of her loving mother, Duchess Ludovika (Magda Schneider).
Director
Ernst Marischka
Producer
Karl Ehrlich, Ernst Marischka
Screenwriter
Ernst Marischka
Production Co
Erma-Film
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 42m
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