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Schneider's breakthrough came with her portrayal of Empress Elisabeth of Austria in the romantic biopic Sissi (1955) and its two sequels, Sissi – The Young Empress (1956) and Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress (1957), all with Karlheinz Böhm, who became a close friend.
Sissi is a 1955 Austrian historical romance film written and directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz , Gustav Knuth, Josef Meinrad, Vilma Degischer and Peter Weck.
Nov 1, 2017 · A comedy drama history film based on the life of Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria, who marries Emperor Franz Joseph after a chance encounter. Romy Schneider stars as Sissi, with Karlheinz Böhm as Franz Joseph and Magda Schneider as Sissi's mother Ludovika.
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- Comedy, Drama, History
- Ernst Marischka
- 2017-11-01
Romy Schneider. Actress: That Most Important Thing: Love. Romy Schneider was born on 23 September 1938 in Vienna, Austria into a family of actors. Making her film debut at the age of 15, her breakthrough came two years later in the very popular trilogy Sissi (1955).
- January 1, 1
- Vienna, Austria
- January 1, 1
- Paris, France
In the first of a trilogy of movies about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria, the young vibrant princess catches the eye of her sister's fiancé, Emperor Franz Josef. Director: Ernst Marischka Writer...
- 2 min
- 653.4K
- Film Movement
In 1955, Romy Schneider and Karlheinz Böhm became the most popular lovers in Europe. Playing Sissi and Franz, their relationship literally absorbed the public, who even thought they were having an affair together.
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Romy Schneider celebrated her big breakthrough in 1955 with the historical film "Sissi", in which she played Empress Elizabeth of Austria-Hungary. The sequel followed in 1956 under the title "Sissi, the Young Empress". Magda Schneider also starred in all three Sissi films.
