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Sissi is a autrichien film of genre Drama directed by Ernst Marischka released in france in DVD on 19 november 1989 with Romy Schneider
Sissi (1955)
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Add to a movie listRelease in DVD in france 19 november 1989
Length 1h42
Directed by Ernst Marischka
OriginAustria
Rating70%
Sissi is a 1955 Austrian film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz, Gustav Knuth, Vilma Degischer and Josef Meinrad. The film is based on the play Sissys Brautfahrt (Sissy's Bridal Journey) by Ernst Décsey and Gustav Holm. Sissi is the first installment in the trilogy of films about Empress Elisabeth of Austria, who was known to her family as "Sissi".
It was followed by The Young Empress and Fateful Years of an Empress.
Synopsis
Princess Elisabeth, nicknamed "Sissi", is the second oldest daughter of Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria. She is a carefree, impulsive and nature-loving child. She is raised with her seven siblings at the family seat Possenhofen Castle on the shores of Lake Starnberg in Bavaria. She has a happy childhood free of constraints associated with her royal status.Actors
Romy Schneider
(Princess Elisabeth)
Karlheinz Böhm
(Emperor Franz Joseph)
Magda Schneider
(Duchess Ludovika)
Gustav Knuth
(Duke Max)
Josef Meinrad
(Major Böckl)
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