Overview
- RTL is broadcasting all three films over Christmas, with the first part scheduled at 20:15 on Christmas Eve.
- The original film premiered in Vienna on December 21, 1955, launching a trilogy released annually through 1957.
- Many scenes stood in for Bavaria at Schloss Fuschl in Austria, where Schneider stayed during filming, rather than at Possenhofen on Lake Starnberg.
- Romy Schneider became a European star through the role and later said it stuck to her "like semolina," declining a proposed fourth sequel.
- Coverage highlights liberties and lore around the real empress, including the single‑s nickname "Sisi," her engagement at 15, and oft‑reported beauty rituals.