Maximilian is portrayed in the 1934 Mexican film "Juárez y Maximiliano" by Enrique Herrera and the 1939 American film "Juarez" by Brian Aherne. In the 1939 film "The Mad Empress" he was played by Conrad Nagel. He also appeared in one scene in the 1954 American film "Vera Cruz", played by George Macready. In theater, he appeared in the play "Juarez and Maximilian" by Franz Werfel, which was presented at Berlin in 1924, directed by Max Reinhardt. In the Mexican telenovela "El Vuelo del Águila", Maximilian was portrayed by Mexican actor Mario Iván Martínez.