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Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling

Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 12, 2015

Runtime

0h 53m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Maximilian von Mexiko: Der Traum vom Herrschen

Production Companies

Interspot Film, Ilona Grundmann Filmproduction, Associate Directors

Director

Franz Leopold Schmelzer

Description

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.