Ernst Marischka

born on 2/1/1893 in Wien, Austria

died on 12/5/1963 in Chur, GR, Switzerland

Ernst Marischka

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Ernst Marischka
Born January 2 1893
Vienna, Austria
Died 12 May 1963 (aged 70)
Chur, Switzerland
Occupation Screenwriter, film director

Ernst Marischka (2 January 1893 – 12 May 1963) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 93 films between 1913 and 1962. He also directed 29 films between 1915 and 1962. He wrote and directed the Sissi trilogy - Sissi (1955), Sissi - The Young Empress (1956) and Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin (1957). The films were based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.

He was the brother of Hubert Marischka.

Selected filmography

  • Mon coeur t'appelle (1934)
  • Forget Me Not (1935)
  • Forget Me Not (1936)
  • Marionette (1939)
  • Eternal Melodies (1940)
  • Wiener Blut (1942)
  • Sissi (1955)
  • Sissi - The Young Empress (1956)
  • Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin (1957)
  • Old Heidelberg (1959)

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