Ernst Marischka


Ernst Marischka was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for more than 90 films between 1913 and 1962. He also directed 29 films between 1915 and 1962. He wrote and directed the Sissi trilogy - Sissi, Sissi – The Young Empress and Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress. The films were based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. He was the brother of Hubert Marischka. He was named for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1946, for A Song to Remember.

Selected filmography

The Orlov, directed by Luise Fleck and Jacob Fleck , directed by Max Neufeld The Queen's Affair, directed by Herbert Wilcox Waltzes from Vienna, directed by Alfred Hitchcock The King Steps Out, directed by Josef von Sternberg

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Seven Years Hard Luck Seven Years of Good Luck

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