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.

• Franz Leopold SchmelzerDirector
• Heinrich MayerWriter
• Ingrid GötzWriter
• Franz Leopold SchmelzerWriter

• Jürgen KapaunMaximilian
• Viktoria HillischCharlotte
• Dan BadarauNapoleon III
• Christian KrallFranz Joseph I
• Alberto AcostaBenito Juárez
• Klaus FeichtenbergerHimself - Narrator (voice)
• Michael KönigHimself - Narrator (voice)