The Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph falls in love with the young Elisabeth. It's love at first sight but Franz Joseph's mother Sophie doesn't approve this love.
Cristiana Capotondi
as Kaiserin Elisabeth
David Rott
as Kaiser Franz Joseph I.
Martina Gedeck
as Erzherzogin Sophie
Licia Maglietta
as Herzogin Ludovika
Herbert Knaup
as Herzog Max
Fritz Karl
as Graf Andrássy
Fanny Stavjanik
as Gräfin Sophie Esterházy
Christiane Filangieri
as Helene „Nené“ Herzogin in Bayern
Friedrich von Thun
as Feldmarschall Fürst Radetzky
Dieter Kirchlechner
as Otto von Bismarck
Xaver Hutter
as Erzherzog Ferdinand Max
Babett Arens
as
