Film
Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling
2015 · 53m · Documentary
Ambition became a tragedy
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Overview
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
Jürgen Kapaun
Maximilian
Viktoria Hillisch
Charlotte
Dan Badarau
Napoleon III
Christian Krall
Franz Joseph I
Alberto Acosta
Benito Juárez
Klaus Feichtenberger
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Michael König
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Crew
- Franz Leopold SchmelzerDirector · Writer
- Ingrid GötzWriter
- Heinrich MayerProducer · Writer
- Mark DaemsProducer
- Ilona GrundmannProducer
- Martin PapirowskiProducer
- Tanja LesowskyEditor
- Tavatha MenéndezCasting
- Fabio GogliaCasting
- Susanne TodterCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 12, 2015
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Runtime
- 53m
- Rated
- 6
- Genres
- Documentary
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