Maximilian of Mexico: The Dream of Ruling (movie)
Maximilian von Mexiko: Der Traum vom Herrschen- Production country: Italy, Mexico, Austria
- Producer: Franz Leopold Schmelzer
- Production companies: Interspot Film, Ilona Grundmann Filmproduction, Associate Directors
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 2/12/2015
- Run time: 53 min.
Movie 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.
