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Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling

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“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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Release / first air2015-02-12
Original languageDE
GenresDocumentary
DirectorFranz Leopold Schmelzer
WriterHeinrich Mayer
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionInterspot Film, Ilona Grundmann Filmproduction

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7 cast members
Jürgen KapaunJürgen KapaunMaximilian
Viktoria HillischViktoria HillischCharlotte
Dan BadarauDan BadarauNapoleon III
Christian KrallChristian KrallFranz Joseph I
Alberto AcostaAlberto AcostaBenito Juárez
Klaus FeichtenbergerKlaus FeichtenbergerHimself - Narrator (voice)
Michael KönigMichael KönigHimself - Narrator (voice)

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#mexico#france#biography#docudrama#austria-hungary#revolutionary war#19th century#veracruz#house of habsburg

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