Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph falls in love with young Elisabeth. It's love at first sight but Franz Joseph's mother Sophie doesn't approve of the relationship.
Cristiana Capotondi
as Elizabeth "Sisi"
David Rott
as emperor Franz Joseph
Martina Gedeck
as archduchess Sophie (Franz Joseph's mother)
Licia Maglietta
as duchess Ludovika of Bavaria (Sisi's mother)
Herbert Knaup
as duke Max of Bavaria (Sisi's father)
Christiane Filangieri
as Helene "Nene" (Sisi's sister)
Fritz Karl
as count Gyula Andrássy
Fanny Stavjanik
as countess Esterházy
Xaver Hutter
as Maximilian I of Mexico
Friedrich von Thun
as
Federica De Cola
as Charlotte of Mexico
Erwin Steinhauer
as Napoleon III
