Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling

Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling (2015)

N/A 53 min Movie
Documentary

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.

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Cast

Jürgen Kapaun Jürgen Kapaun Maximilian
Viktoria Hillisch Viktoria Hillisch Charlotte
Dan Badarau Dan Badarau Napoleon III
Christian Krall Christian Krall Franz Joseph I
Alberto Acosta Alberto Acosta Benito Juárez
Klaus Feichtenberger Klaus Feichtenberger Himself - Narrator (voice)
Michael König Michael König Himself - Narrator (voice)

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