Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling

2015Directed by Franz Leopold Schmelzer

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Released: February 12, 2015
Runtime: 53m

About Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling

Documentary

Synopsis

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: Ingrid Götz
Franz Leopold Schmelzer
Heinrich Mayer
Original title: Maximilian von Mexiko: Der Traum vom Herrschen

Principal cast

In billing order

Jürgen KapaunMaximilian
Viktoria HillischCharlotte
Dan BadarauNapoleon III
Christian KrallFranz Joseph I
Alberto AcostaBenito Juárez
Klaus FeichtenbergerHimself - Narrator (voice)

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