Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress

1957 1h 49m DE

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Synopsis

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After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean climate to rest. The young empress’ mother takes her from Austria to recover in Madeira.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Romy Schneider
Empress Elisabeth
Karlheinz Böhm
Emperor Franz Joseph
Magda Schneider
Duchess Ludovika
Gustav Knuth
Duke Max
Uta Franz
Princess Helene
Walther Reyer
Count Andrassy
Vilma Degischer
Archduchess Sophie
Josef Meinrad
Major Böckl

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ernst Marischka
Writers: Ernst Marischka
Languages: German
Countries: Austria

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ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Sissi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ernst Marischka, shot by Bruno Mondi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Anton Profes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Alfred Srp shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Romy Schneider and Karlheinz Böhm and Magda Schneider carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0050974 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ernst Marischka directs. Bruno Mondi behind the camera. Anton Profes scores. Alfred Srp cuts. Produced in Austria. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

169 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Sissi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Ernst Marischka, shot by Bruno Mondi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Anton Profes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Alfred Srp shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Romy Schneider and Karlheinz Böhm and Magda Schneider carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0050974 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 21 themes, including "depression", "lovesickness", "husband wife relationship", "venice, italy".
10Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bruno Mondi
Original score: Anton Profes
Editing: Alfred Srp
Production design: Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff
Costume design: Gerdago
Runtime: 109 min · 1h 49m
Status: Released
Original language: DE
IMDB: Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957)

Part of

Sissi Collection

Sissi is a trilogy of 1950 films starring Romy Schneider and Karlheinz Böhm and is part of the classic German-Austrian film history and some of the most successful German language films in box-office history.