Maximilian von Mexiko

Maximilian von Mexiko
Genre	Historical
Written by	Answald Krüger Maria Matray
Directed by	Günter Gräwert
Starring	Michael Heltau Christine Wodetzky Siegfried Wischnewski
No. of episodes	2 episodes
Production
Running time	185 minutes
Original release
Network	ZDF West Germany ORF (Austria)
Release	20 March – 22 March 1970

Maximilian von Mexiko is a 1970 German-Austrian historical television miniseries depicting the events of the French Intervention in Mexico which placed Emperor Maximilian on the throne of Mexico. It consisted of two parts totalling 185 minutes.

Cast

• Michael Heltau as Maximilian
• Christine Wodetzky as Charlotte
• Siegfried Wischnewski as Napoleon III
• Katharina Matz as Kaiserin Eugenie
• Albert Rueprecht as Kaiser Franz Joseph
• Kurd Pieritz as Graf Rechberg
• Hans Paetsch as Pope Pius IX
• Richard Münch as Cardinal
• Wolfgang Borchert as Bischof Pereda
• Walter Klam as Herzog von Morny
• Alexander Hegarth as Graf von Saligny
• O.A. Buck as Graf Drouyn De Lhuys
• Kurt A. Jung as Graf D'Arcy
• Herbert Fleischmann as Sir Charles Wyke
• Heinz Spitzner as Lord Russel
• Herbert Steinmetz as Seward
• Horst Beck as Bankier Jecker
• Charles Brauer as Hidalgo
• Wolfgang Weiser as Gutierrez
• Friedrich Schütter as Almonte
• Josef Dahmen as General Bazaine
• Kurt Schmitt-Mainz as General Graf Prim
• Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum as Steinsen
• Peter Maertens as General Miramon
• Uwe Friedrichsen as General Mejia
• Wolfgang Rau as General Marques
• Fritz von Friedl as Dr. Basch
• Norbert Skalden as Prinz Salm
• Petra Mood as Prinzessin Salm
• Dieter Borsche as Benito Juárez
• Hans Schellbach as General Escobedo
• Rolf Schimpf as Oberst Vilianueva
• Christian Claaszen as Oberst Lopez
• Manfred Reddemann as Peter Corona

External links

• Maximilian von Mexiko at IMDb