Synopsis
The musical tells the story of Elisabeth ("Sissi"), the Empress of Austria, from her engagement and marriage in 1854 to her murder in 1898 at the hands of the Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni, through the lens of her growing obsession with Death as her marriage and her empire crumble around her at the turn of the century.
Ratings
IMDb8.4/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Sven OffenDirector
- Michael KunzeWriter
Cast
- Maya HakvoortElisabeth, Kaiserin von Österreich
- Máté KamarásDer Tod, Elisabeths Liebhaber
- André BauerKaiser Franz Joseph, Elisabeths Mann
- Serkan KayaLuigi Lucheni
- Fritz SchmidRudolf
- Johann EbertRudolf (young)
- Else LudwigErzhherzogin Sophie
- Dennis J. KozeluhMax
- Luzia NistlerLudovika / Frau Wolf
- Kerstin IbaldGräfin Esterhazy
Stills
Themes
musical