Documentary · Italy · 2015 · 53m

Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling

Maximilian von Mexiko: Der Traum vom Herrschen

Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling poster
Director
Franz Leopold Schmelzer
Cast
Jürgen Kapaun as Maximilian Viktoria Hillisch as Charlotte Dan Badarau as Napoleon III Christian Krall as Franz Joseph I Alberto Acosta as Benito Juárez Klaus Feichtenberger as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Crew
Tanja Lesowsky — Editor Ingrid Götz — Writer Franz Leopold Schmelzer — Writer Heinrich Mayer Moroni — Writer Mark Daems — Producer Ilona Grundmann — Producer
Tagline

Ambition became a tragedy

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.

Mood & Themes
mexicofrancebiographydocudramaaustria-hungaryrevolutionary war19th centuryveracruzhouse of habsburg
Key Collaborators
Franz Leopold Schmelzer Director Tanja Lesowsky Editor Ingrid Götz Writer Franz Leopold Schmelzer Writer Heinrich Mayer Moroni Writer Mark Daems Producer Ilona Grundmann Producer Martin Papirowski Producer Heinrich Mayer Moroni Producer
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