The Mad Empress (1939)

Name: The Mad Empress
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Released: 1939-12-16
Duration: 72 min
Cast: Medea de Novara, Conrad Nagel, Jason Robards Sr., Lionel Atwill, Guy Bates Post

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.

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Released 1939-12-16 · 72 min · Drama, Romance, War

Directed by Miguel Contreras Torres

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
Earl Gunn as Porfirio Diaz
George Regas as Mariano Escobedo
Rudolph Anders as Herzfeld
Duncan Renaldo as Col. Miguel López
Julian Rivero as General Tomás Mejía