Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling

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.

Directed by Franz Leopold Schmelzer

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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)

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