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Released · 2015
Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling
Ambition became a tragedy
53m 2015-02-12
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.
Director · Franz Leopold Schmelzer
Writing · Heinrich Mayer, Ingrid Götz, Franz Leopold Schmelzer
Cast
J
Jürgen Kapaun
Maximilian
V
Viktoria Hillisch
Charlotte
Dan Badarau
Napoleon III
C
Christian Krall
Franz Joseph I
A
Alberto Acosta
Benito Juárez
K
Klaus Feichtenberger
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Michael König
Himself - Narrator (voice)
