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