Sissi (film)

Sissi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byErnst Marischka
Written byErnst Marischka
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBruno Mondi
Edited byAlfred Srp [de]
Music byAnton Profes
Production
company
Erma-Film
Distributed bySascha Filmverleih
Release date
  • 22 December 1955 (1955-12-22) (Austria)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman
Box office5.4 million DM[1]

Sissi is a 1955 Austrian historical romance film written and directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz [de], Gustav Knuth, Josef Meinrad, Vilma Degischer and Peter Weck. Sissi is the first installment in the trilogy of films about Empress Elisabeth of Austria, who was known to her family as "Sisi". It was followed by The Young Empress and Fateful Years of an Empress.

  1. ^ "Germany's Top Grossers (Since World War Two)". Variety. 9 April 1958. p. 62.