Lissi and the Wild Emperor
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Lissi and the Wild Emperor

5.9 / 10 2007 1h 25mNR German
AnimationComedy

Storyline

The plot concerns a yeti who makes a pact with the devil to kidnap the most beautiful girl in the world. This turns out to be the Princess Lissi, who is clearly the Austrian Princess and later Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria, and much of the film is taken up with subplots related to the court and to the romantic relationship between Elisabeth and her husband. The film is thus a comic parody of the Sissi films.

Cast & Crew

Michael Herbig

Michael Herbig

Lissi/Ignaz/Falthauser (voice)

Lead
Christian Tramitz

Christian Tramitz

Kaiser Franz (voice)

Waldemar Kobus

Waldemar Kobus

Yeti (voice)

RK

Rick Kavanian

König Bussi von Bayern/Feldmarschall (voice)

Gerd Knebel

Gerd Knebel

Teufel (voice)

Lotte Ledl

Lotte Ledl

Kaiserin Mutter (voice)

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Herbig's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Lissi and the Wild Emperor is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker