The immature young ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Franz Joseph, was extremely shy around women but (according to this film) was constantly being propositioned, lewdly or otherwise, by ambitious courtesans. When he was finally married to his Empress, the teen-aged Bavarian princess Sisi (Elizabeth), it seems that his relief knew no bounds, for he was now sure that he would never have to think about sex ever again. According to the filmmakers, this is the true history of that marriage. This story is a complete reversal of the romantic legend depicted in the popular 1955 film Sissi, which helped brighten the emerging stardom of Romy Schneider.

Cast

Vanessa Wagner

Sisi

Nils Tavernier

Kaiser Franz Joseph

Sonja Kirchberger

Nene

Bernadette Lafont

Baronin von Wrangel

Jean Poiret

Herzog Max in Bayern

Cleo Kretschmer

Herzogin Ludovika

Wichart von Roëll

Generaladjudant Grünne

Josef Ostendorf

Philippe

Claus Fuchs

Von Haynau

Volker Prechtel

Hias von Konnersreuth

Joachim Regelien

Arzt

Kristina Walter

Erzherzogin Sophie

Peter Gavajda

Johann

Nikolaus Schilling

Fürst Metternich