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The immature young ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Franz Joseph, was extremely shy around women but (according to this film) was constantly being propositioned, lewdly or otherwise, by ambitious courtesans. When he was finally married to his Empress, the teen-aged Bavarian princess Sisi (Elizabeth), it seems that his relief knew no bounds, for he was now sure that he would never have to think about sex ever again. According to the filmmakers, this is the true history of that marriage. This story is a complete reversal of the romantic legend depicted in the popular 1955 film Sissi, which helped brighten the emerging stardom of Romy Schneider.Read moreLess
The immature young ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Franz Joseph, was extremely shy around women but (according to this film) was constantly being propositioned, lewdly or otherwise, by ambitious courtesans. When he was finally married to his Empress, the teen-aged Bavarian princess Sisi (Elizabeth), it seems that his relief knew no bounds, for he was now sure that he would never have to think about sex ever again. According to the filmmakers, this is the true history of that marriage. This story is a complete reversal of the romantic legend depicted in the popular 1955 film Sissi, which helped brighten the emerging stardom of Romy Schneider.
The story
The immature young ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Franz Joseph, was extremely shy around women but (according to this film) was constantly being propositioned, lewdly or otherwise, by ambitious courtesans. When he was finally married to his Empress, the teen-aged Bavarian princess Sisi (Elizabeth), it seems that his relief knew no bounds, for he was now sure that he would never have to think about sex ever again. According to the filmmakers, this is the true history of that marriage. This story is a complete reversal of the romantic legend depicted in the popular 1955 film Sissi, which helped brighten the emerging stardom of Romy Schneider.
Cast & crew
Vanessa WagnerSisi
Nils TavernierKaiser Franz Joseph
Sonja Kirchberger
Bernadette LafontBaronin von Wrangel
Jean PoiretHerzog Max in Bayern
Cleo KretschmerHerzogin Ludovika
Wichart von RoëllGeneraladjudant Grünne
Josef OstendorfPhilippe
Claus FuchsVon Haynau
Volker PrechtelHias von KonnersreuthExplore the crew
- Director
- Christoph Böll
- Screenplay
- Wieland Samolak
- Screenplay
- Christoph Böll
- Screenplay
- Ralph Ströhle
- Producer
- Uwe Franke
- Producer
- Werner Possardt
- Director of Photography
- Reinhard Köcher
- Editor
- Helga Borsche