Maximilian (miniseries)

Maximilian
The film was partly filmed at Burg Kreuzenstein, which was rebuilt in the nineteenth century as a fictive residence for Maximilian by his great admirer, the Arctic explorer Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek.[1]
Also known asMaximilian – Das Spiel von Macht und Liebe
GenreHistorical drama
Directed byAndreas Prochaska
Starring
Country of origin
  • Germany
  • Austria
Original languages
  • German
  • French
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3
Production
EditorDaniel Prochaska
Production companiesMR Film
Beta Film
ORF
ZDF
Original release
Network
Release1 March (2017-03-01) –
3 March 2017 (2017-03-03)
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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.[2] It was directed by Andreas Prochaska.[3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ Buchinger, Günther; Oberhaidacher-Herzig, Elisabeth; Wais-Wolf, Christina (2017). Corpus vitrearum medii aevi: Österreich. Die mittelalterlichen Glasgemälde in Niederösterreich. Sammlungsbestände (ohne Stiftssammlungen), Burgenland (in German). Böhlau Verlag Wien. p. 4. ISBN 978-3-205-79644-2. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  2. ^ Pickard, Michael (January 12, 2017). "Being Maximilian". Drama Quarterly.
  3. ^ "MAXIMILIAN AND MARIE DE BOURGOGNE". Kino Lorber.
  4. ^ Clarke, Stewart (April 9, 2018). "MipTV: Starz Moves for Major International Scripted Series Including Spanish Drama 'La Zona' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.