# Sissi: The Young Empress (1956)

> A young empress balances Hungarian reconciliation, courtly hostility, and the wrenching demands of motherhood in a warmly idealized Habsburg romance.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/364

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Director: Ernst Marischka
- Cast: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Vilma Degischer, Gustav Knuth, Walther Reyer, Josef Meinrad, Senta Wengraf
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049762/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: romantic, sincere, nostalgic, classic film night, period drama evening

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