---
title: 'Sissi – The Young Empress (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ernst Marischka'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Austria'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sissi-the-young-empress-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049762/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sissi – The Young Empress (1956)

1956 · 101 min · Drama, History · Austria

Original title: Sissi – Die junge Kaiserin
Part of: Sissi trilogy

## Synopsis

Sissi – The Young Empress is a 1956 Austrian film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz, Gustav Knuth, Vilma Degischer and Josef Meinrad. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. It is the second film in the Sissi trilogy, following Sissi and preceding Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress. This movie in three parts tells the famous story of the Empress of Austria best known as Sissi.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ernst Marischka](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-marischka)
- **Screenplay:** [Ernst Marischka](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-marischka)
- **Producer:** [Karl Ehrlich](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-ehrlich), [Ernst Marischka](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-marischka), [Alexander Sawczynski](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-sawczynski)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Anton Profes](https://cinepixo.com/people/anton-profes)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bruno Mondi](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-mondi)
- **Editor:** [Alfred Srp](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-srp)

## Cast

- [Vilma Degischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/vilma-degischer) as Princess Sophie of Bavaria
- [Ulrich Bettac](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulrich-bettac)
- [Romy Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/romy-schneider) as Empress Elisabeth of Austria
- [Hugo Gottschlich](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-gottschlich) as Hüttenwirt
- [Hilde Wagener](https://cinepixo.com/people/hilde-wagener)
- [Joseph Egger](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-egger) as Zeremonienmeister Neppalek
- [Peter Weck](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-weck)
- [Erich Nikowitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-nikowitz) as Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
- [Hans Ziegler](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-ziegler) as Dr. Seeburger
- [Egon von Jordan](https://cinepixo.com/people/egon-von-jordan)
- [Gustav Knuth](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-knuth) as Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
- [Franz Böheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-boheim)
- [Walther Reyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/walther-reyer) as Gyula Andrássy
- [Josef Meinrad](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-meinrad) as Oberst Böckl
- [Richard Eybner](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-eybner) as Postmeister

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Official site: http://www.sissi.de
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sissi-the-young-empress-1956
Film facts: Wikidata (Q264467); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.