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Depicting the marriage between Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph and his cousin, Bavarian Princess Elisabeth, Romy Schneider makes an impressive starring debut as the titular heroine - a preteen 19th century lass of noble birth, who charms everyone she meets. Filmed in 1955, Sissi was the first film in the trilogy, followed by Sissi The Young Empress (1956) and Sissi The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957). Originally released by Paramount Pictures in the U.S. in 1962, this film is presented in the original English dubbed version