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.
| Directing | Franz Leopold Schmelzer | Director |
| Production | Tavatha Menéndez | Casting |
| Production | Patricia Aguilar | Production Director |
| Camera | Harald Mittermüller | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Franz Moritz | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monika Krestan | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Pablo García | Dolly Grip |
| Visual Effects | Stefan Horninger | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariela Aviles | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Heinrich Mayer Moroni | Writer |
| Sound | Otger Kunert | Sound Effects |
| Lighting | Erich Mang | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Octavio Sánchez | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | José Luis Herrera | Lighting Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sumaya Saghy-Abou-Harb | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Francesco Morosini | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elisabeth Gressel | Costumer |
| Sound | Omar Sánchez | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Michael Plöderl | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marco Tulio | Costumer |
| Camera | Helmut Wimmer | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Petra Plank | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Tanja Lesowsky | Editor |
| Production | Martin Papirowski | Producer |
| Writing | Franz Leopold Schmelzer | Writer |
| Lighting | David Ayala | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Ilona Grundmann | Producer |
| Camera | Johan de Graeve | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yolanda Martínez | Costumer |
| Production | Susanne Todter | Casting |
| Production | Fabio Goglia | Casting |
| Sound | Bernd Dormayer | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ioana Liță | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Eva Gressel | Production Director |
| Lighting | Alex Novaca | Lighting Technician |
| Visual Effects | Alin Gurita | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Wolfgang Lederer | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Heinrich Mayer Moroni | Producer |
| Lighting | Thomas Hajda | Lighting Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Doris Kendler | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Marc Daems | Producer |
| Writing | Ingrid Götz | Writer |
| Sound | Christof Unterberger | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karin Uthof | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Fulvio Sabia | Dolly Grip |
| Editing | Thomas Varga | Color Grading |
| Sound | Michael Schreiber | Sound Designer |
| Lighting | Isaac Herrera García | Lighting Technician |
