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[1] |
| 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
References
- ↑ Nash, Jay Robert (23 October 2019). The Encyclopedia of Best Films: A Century of All the Finest Movies, V-Z, Volume 4. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 979-8-216-33100-1. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
External links
Categories:
- 1970 television films
- 1970 films
- 1970s German television miniseries
- Austrian television miniseries
- 1970s Austrian television series
- Television series set in the 1860s
- Television shows set in Mexico
- 1970 German television series debuts
- 1970 German television series endings
- Television series based on actual events
- 1970 German-language films
- German-language television shows
- Films directed by Günter Gräwert
- Second French intervention in Mexico films
- ZDF original programming
- Cultural depictions of Napoleon III
- Cultural depictions of Franz Joseph I of Austria
- German television show stubs