Sissi – The Young Empress

Sissi – Die junge Kaiserin
Theatrical release poster
Directed byErnst Marischka
Written byErnst Marischka
Produced byKarl Ehrlich
Ernst Marischka
StarringRomy Schneider
Karlheinz Böhm
Magda Schneider
Gustav Knuth
Vilma Degischer
Josef Meinrad
Music byAnton Profes
Release date
  • 19 December 1956 (1956-12-19)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman
Box office5.3 million DM

Sissi – The Young Empress (German: Sissi – Die junge Kaiserin) 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.