Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling

2015 · 53 min · Documentary

Ambition became a tragedy

The life and struggles of Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph Maria of Habsburg-Lorraine (1832-1867), emperor of the Second Mexican Empire as Maximilian I of Mexico from 1864 to 1867 (under the wing of Emperor Napoleon III and the French Empire), his tragic confrontation with Mexican leader Benito Juárez, the defeat of the will and the end of a dream.

Director: Franz Leopold Schmelzer
Writers: Heinrich Mayer, Ingrid Götz, Franz Leopold Schmelzer
Released: February 12, 2015
Language: German

Cast

Jürgen Kapaun
Maximilian
Viktoria Hillisch
Charlotte
Dan Badarau
Napoleon III
Christian Krall
Franz Joseph I
Alberto Acosta
Benito Juárez
Klaus Feichtenberger
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Michael König
Himself - Narrator (voice)

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