Watch The Mad Empress (1939) Official Trailer
5.8 / 10 IMDb December 16, 1939 1h 12m
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
Runtime
1h 12m
Release Date
December 16, 1939
Genre
Drama, Romance, War
Status
Released
Country
Mexico, United States of America
Producers
Cast
Medea de Novara
as Empress Carlotta of Mexico
Conrad Nagel
as Maximilian
Jason Robards Sr.
as President Benito Juarez
Lionel Atwill
as General Bazaine
Guy Bates Post
as Louis Napoleon III
Evelyn Brent
as Empress Eugenie
Frank McGlynn Sr.
as President Abraham Lincoln
Nigel De Brulier
as Father Fisher
Gustav von Seyffertitz
as Metternich
Michael Visaroff
as Dr. Samuel Basch
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Earl Gunn
as Porfirio Diaz
George Regas
as Mariano Escobedo
Rudolph Anders
as Herzfeld
Duncan Renaldo
as Col. Miguel López
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Julian Rivero
as General Tomás Mejía
Production Companies
Miguel Contreras Torres
Hispano Continental Films
Warner Bros. PicturesAdvertisement
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