The Mad Empress

1939 5.6 (7 votes) 1h 12m

Genres

Drama Romance War

Production Companies

Miguel Contreras Torres
Hispano Continental Films
Warner Bros. Pictures

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Director of Photography: Alex Phillips, Arthur Martinelli

Director: Miguel Contreras Torres

Writer: Jean Bart, Miguel Contreras Torres, Jerome Chodorov

Producer: Miguel Contreras Torres

Top Cast

Medea de Novara

Empress Carlotta of Mexico

Conrad Nagel

Maximilian

Jason Robards Sr.

President Benito Juarez

Lionel Atwill

General Bazaine

Guy Bates Post

Louis Napoleon III

Evelyn Brent

Empress Eugenie

Frank McGlynn Sr.

President Abraham Lincoln

Nigel De Brulier

Father Fisher

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