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Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling

02/12/2015

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0hr 53min

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Documentary

Ambition became a tragedy

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Jürgen Kapaun
  • Viktoria Hillisch
  • Dan Badarau
  • Christian Krall
  • Alberto Acosta

    Directors

  • Franz Leopold Schmelzer
  • Martin Papirowski

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Interspot Film
  • Ilona Grundmann Filmproduction
  • Associate Directors

    Production Countries

  • Italy
  • Mexico
  • Austria

LANGUAGES

  • German
  • French
  • Spanish

Cast

Jürgen Kapaun

Maximilian

Viktoria Hillisch

Charlotte

Dan Badarau

Napoleon III

Christian Krall

Franz Joseph I

Alberto Acosta

Benito Juárez

Michael König

Himself - Narrator (voice)