In 1852, the young Austrian emperor Franz Joseph persuades his friend, Count Michel de Thalberg, to act as a go-between in his love affair with the Bavarian duchess Elisabeth. Not long after his arrival in Munch, Thalberg has an embarrassing encounter in a public garden with an attractive young woman. The innocent incident is misinterpreted by a passer-by who, recognising the woman as the youngest daughter of Ludwig Tomasini, a highly respected caterer, persuades her father that she should marry the man who flirted with her to avoid a scandal (FilmsdeFrance).
as Michel de Thalberg
as Thérèse Tomasoni
as Pilou
as Le roi Max de Bavière
as Annie Tomasini
as L'empereur François Joseph d'Autriche
as La princesse Elisabeth de Bavière, nommée Sissi
as Ludwig Tomasoni
