The Mad Empress (1939)
1939 · 1h 12m · Drama, Romance, War
Genres: Drama, Romance, War
The Mad Empress is a 1939 American historical drama film depicting the 3-year reign of Maximilian I of Mexico and his struggles against Benito Juarez.
Director: Miguel Contreras Torres
Writers: Jean Bart, Miguel Contreras Torres, Jerome Chodorov
Music by: Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Heinz Roemheld
Cinematography: Arthur Martinelli, Alex Phillips
Cast
Medea de Novara as Empress Carlotta of MexicoConrad Nagel as MaximilianJason Robards Sr. as President Benito JuarezLionel Atwill as General BazaineGuy Bates Post as Louis Napoleon IIIEvelyn Brent as Empress EugenieFrank McGlynn Sr. as President Abraham LincolnNigel De Brulier as Father FisherGustav von Seyffertitz as MetternichMichael Visaroff as Dr. Samuel BaschEarl Gunn as Porfirio DiazGeorge Regas as Mariano EscobedoMore like this
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