Sissi – The Young Empress (German: Sissi – Die junge Kaiserin) is a 1956 Austrian film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz, Gustav Knuth, Vilma Degischer and Josef Meinrad.

Archduchess Sophie adheres to the long-established rules, protocol and etiquette, and constantly interferes not only with the emperor's government of the empire but in his family life as well.

Sophie also feels that Sissi's place is not in the nursery with her baby, but with her husband as the emperor travels around the empire.

This strengthens Sissi's influence with the emperor, and she supports Count Gyula Andrássy and the cause of the Hungarians for equal standing in the Empire.

In addition to creations by Anton Profes, the film's music includes many classical works, including several waltzes by Johann Strauss and the Hallelujah from Messiah by Georg Friedrich Handel, as well as the waltz "Les Nubiennes"[3] from the opera Faust (Act 5) by Charles Gounod.