Film · Documentary
Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling (2015)
53 minDocumentary2015
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
- Ingrid Götz, Franz Leopold Schmelzer, Heinrich Mayer
- Country
- Germany, Mexico, Austria
- Language
- German
- Release date
- February 12, 2015
- Original title
- Maximilian von Mexiko: Der Traum vom Herrschen
Cast
- Jürgen KapaunMaximilian
- Viktoria HillischCharlotte
Dan BadarauNapoleon III- Christian KrallFranz Joseph I
- Alberto AcostaBenito Juárez
- Klaus FeichtenbergerHimself - Narrator (voice)
Michael KönigHimself - Narrator (voice)
