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.
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Cast
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Vanessa Wagner
Sisi
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Nils Tavernier
Kaiser Franz Joseph
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L.627
Sonja Kirchberger
Nene
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Bernadette Lafont
Baronin von Wrangel
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Kristina Walter
Erzherzogin Sophie
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Jean Poiret
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Cleo Kretschmer
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Wichart von Roëll
Generaladjudant Grünne
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Josef Ostendorf
Philippe
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Peter Gavajda
Johann
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Claus Fuchs
Von Haynau
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Volker Prechtel
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Christoph Böll Director · Wieland Samolak Screenplay Ralph Ströhle Screenplay
First release September 19, 1991 · Produced in Germany, France · Original title Sisi und der Kaiserkuß
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Calypsofilm
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Germany · France
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Original title
Sisi und der Kaiserkuß
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · September 19, 1991
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No release date listed for United States.
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