Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling

Ambition became a tragedy

  • Movie
  • 2015
  • 53m
  • Documentary

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.

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Director
Franz Leopold Schmelzer
Starring
Jürgen Kapaun, Viktoria Hillisch, Dan Badarau, Christian Krall

Cast

  • Jürgen Kapaun

    Maximilian

  • Viktoria Hillisch

    Charlotte

  • Dan Badarau

    Dan Badarau

    Napoleon III

  • Christian Krall

    Franz Joseph I

  • Alberto Acosta

    Benito Juárez

  • Klaus Feichtenberger

    Himself - Narrator (voice)

  • Michael König

    Michael König

    Himself - Narrator (voice)

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