Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
1957 · Movie · 109 min · ★ 7.1 · 81% critics
After a joyful stay in Hungary, a young empress becomes seriously ill and is urged to leave court life behind. Taken by her mother to a warmer Mediterranean climate, she faces a long, uncertain recovery while duty, romance, and public expectations continue to press in.
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Details
- Original title
- Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin
- Years
- 1957
- Release date
- 1957-12-18
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (358 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a glossy, romantic royal melodrama with beautiful locations and easy emotions, like The Story of Vickie; not for you if you need realism, sharper conflict, or historical accuracy.
Pros: lavish costumes and settings; romantic, comforting tone; scenic travel backdrop | Cons: historically inaccurate fairy tale; overly syrupy emotions; thin, predictable drama
Themes
- depression
- lovesickness
- husband wife relationship
- venice, italy
- gypsy
- nationalism
- homeland
- bavaria, germany
- emperor
- bad mother-in-law
- hungary
- cough
- +9 more
Cast & crew
Romy Schneider
as Empress Elisabeth
Karlheinz Böhm
as Emperor Franz Joseph
Magda Schneider
as Duchess Ludovika
Gustav Knuth
as Duke Max
Uta Franz
as Princess Helene
Walther Reyer
as Count Andrassy
Vilma Degischer
as Archduchess Sophie
Josef Meinrad
as Major Böckl
Senta Wengraf
as Countess Bellegarde
Chariklia Baxevanos
as Helena auf Korfu
Directed by Ernst Marischka