Mexikanische Revolution

Season 11968

Mexico in 1910: the aged President Porfirio Diaz has ruled the country for more than thirty years. Foreign investment has made the country flourish and turned its capital Mexico City into a modern cosmopolitan city. Few people know what life is like in the interior of the country: The misery of the indigenous serfs is indescribable. Francisco Madero, a member of a millionaire family, ignites the spark of rebellion. With his pamphlet against Diaz's re-election, he, who abhors violence, initiates one of the bloodiest revolutions in history ...

Storyline

Mexico in 1910: the aged President Porfirio Diaz has ruled the country for more than thirty years. Foreign investment has made the country flourish and turned its capital Mexico City into a modern cosmopolitan city. Few people know what life is like in the interior of the country: The misery of the indigenous serfs is indescribable. Francisco Madero, a member of a millionaire family, ignites the spark of rebellion. With his pamphlet against Diaz's re-election, he, who abhors violence, initiates one of the bloodiest revolutions in history ...

First Aired
August 4, 1968
Last Aired
August 9, 1968
Seasons
1
Episodes
2
Genre
Status
Ended
Language
German
Network
ZDF
Production
ZDF