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