Unity

Mar 20, 1981

1h 45m

★ 0.0

Overview

Period Drama. The true story of Unity Mitford who in the 1930's went to live in Germany and was friends with Adolf Hitler.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

BBC

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Cast

Unity Mitford

Lesley-Anne Down

Putzi Hanfstaengl

Jeremy Kemp

Lady Resesdale

Sheila Allen

Philip Colindale

Nigel Havers

Hilary Martin

James Villiers

Lord Redesdale

Allan Cuthbertson

Annie MacFarlane

Clare Higgins

The immature young ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Franz Joseph, was extremely shy around women but (according to this film) was constantly being propositioned, lewdly or otherwise, by ambitious courtesans. When he was finally married to his Empress, the teen-aged Bavarian princess Sisi (Elizabeth), it seems that his relief knew no bounds, for he was now sure that he would never have to think about sex ever again. According to the filmmakers, this is the true history of that marriage. This story is a complete reversal of the romantic legend depicted in the popular 1955 film Sissi, which helped brighten the emerging stardom of Romy Schneider.

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