Sissi: The Young Empress

1h 47m · 1956 · Directed by Ernst Marischka · 3.6 / 5 on Letterboxd

Sissi: The Young Empress (1956) runs 1h 47m, directed by Ernst Marischka. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

Sissi is now the empress of Austria and attempts to learn etiquette. While she is busy being empress she also has to deal with her difficult new mother-in-law, while the arch-duchess Sophie is trying to tell the emperor how to rule and also Sissi how to be a mother.

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.