The Princess and the Warrior
“Somewhere Out There You Can Find Love”
Young nurse Sissi lives a secluded life entirely devoted to her patients at Birkenhof asylum. Her first encounter with ex-soldier and drifter Bodo has a lasting impact. He causes an accident in which he provides first aid, Sissi wonders if he may be the man of her dreams. But when she finds him weeks later she is rejected, as Bodo is stuck somewhere between a traumatic past and a criminal future.
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Cast
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Franka Potente
Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
Known for
The Bourne Identity
Run Lola Run
Benno Fürmann
Bodo Riemer
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Joyeux Noel
Joachim Król
Walter Riemer
Known for
Run Lola Run
The Postcard Killings
Lars Rudolph
Steini
Known for
Werckmeister Harmonies
Look Who's Back
Ludger Pistor
Werner Dürr
Known for
Casino Royale
Run Lola Run
Jürgen Tarrach
Schmatt
Known for
The Reader
I'm Your Man
Natja Brunckhorst
Meike
Known for
Christiane F.
Querelle
Marita Breuer
Sissis Mutter
Known for
Perfume
Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision
Melchior Derouet
Otto
Known for
Franklin
Imagine
Christa Fast
Sigrun
Also in
Ritas Welt
Die Wache
Susanne Bredehöft
Zewil
Known for
Perfume
Grand Jete
Gottfried Breitfuß
Paul
Known for
The Universal Theory
Come, Sweet Death
Tom Tykwer Director · Johnny Klimek Composer Reinhold Heil Composer
United States release April 27, 2001 · Produced in Germany · Production Sony Pictures Classics
Production
X Filme Creative Pool
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Der Krieger und die Kaiserin
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Italy · September 2, 2000
Premiere
Germany · October 12, 2000
Theatrical
United States · April 27, 2001
Theatrical
Czechia
February 14, 2002 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 6, 2002 · Physical · DVD
March 26, 2004 · TV · Nederland 3
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