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Ernst Marischka

Austrian director and scriptwriter (1893-1963)

Ernst Marischka was an Austrian screenwriter and film director who wrote for more than 90 films between 1913 and 1962 and directed 29 between 1915 and 1962. He wrote and directed the Sissi trilogy, based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, and received an Academy Award nomination for the screenplay of A Song to Remember in 1946.

Known for

  • Sissi: The Young Empress (1956), Director. The second film of the Sissi trilogy, which he wrote and directed.
  • Sissi (1955), Director. The first of the three films based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
  • Sissi: Fateful Years of an Empress (1957), Director. The closing chapter of the trilogy he wrote and directed.
  • A Song to Remember (1945), Writer. His work on the film earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Ernst Marischka been in?
Ernst Marischka appears in Sissi: The Young Empress (1956) and Victoria in Dover (1954) on The Remote.
When was Ernst Marischka born?
Ernst Marischka was born on 2 January 1893.

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