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Maximilian (2017)

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Original title
Maximilian - Das Spiel von Macht und Liebe
Directed by
Andreas Prochaska
Genre
historical film
Country
Germany, Austria
Runtime
4h 30m
Rated
12
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1477, a young archduke named Maximilian marries Mary of Burgundy. Their union is a strategic move for power and they face many political dangers.

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What happens

Maximilian – Das Spiel von Macht und Liebe ("Maximilian: The Game of Power and Love"), released in the United States as Maximilian and Marie De Bourgogne or simply Maximilian, is a 2017 German-Austrian three-part historical miniseries. It is set in 1477, and stars Jannis Niewöhner as Maximilian I and Christa Théret as Mary of Burgundy. It was directed by Andreas Prochaska. It had its world premiere at the Urania movie theater in Vienna, then aired on the Austrian network ORF 1 in March 2017, and on the German network ZDF in October 2017. It was acquired and made available for streaming by American cable network Starz in April 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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