Elisabeth (2005)

7.9/10 140 min Drama Music

Overview

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.

Cast

Maya Hakvoort

Elisabeth, Kaiserin von Österreich

Máté Kamarás

Der Tod, Elisabeths Liebhaber

André Bauer

Kaiser Franz Joseph, Elisabeths Mann

Serkan Kaya

Luigi Lucheni

Fritz Schmid

Rudolf

Else Ludwig

Erzhherzogin Sophie

Dennis J. Kozeluh

Max

Luzia Nistler

Ludovika / Frau Wolf

Kerstin Ibald

Gräfin Esterhazy

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