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The Mad Empress

Film

The Mad Empress

5.6

1h 12m

1939

Synopsis

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

DramaRomanceWar

revolutionnapoleon bonapartefamily relationshipsroyaltyreligion

Cast & Crew

Medea de Novara

Medea de Novara

as Empress Carlotta of Mexico

Conrad Nagel

Conrad Nagel

as Maximilian

Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

as President Benito Juarez

Lionel Atwill

Lionel Atwill

as General Bazaine

Guy Bates Post

Guy Bates Post

as Louis Napoleon III

Evelyn Brent

Evelyn Brent

as Empress Eugenie

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Frank McGlynn Sr.

as President Abraham Lincoln

Nigel De Brulier

Nigel De Brulier

as Father Fisher

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Gustav von Seyffertitz

as Metternich

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