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The Mad Empress

(1939)

December 16, 1939• 1h 12m
58%
TMDB Score

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.

Miguel Contreras Torres

Director

Top Billed Cast

MdN

Medea de Novara

Empress Carlotta of Mexico

CN

Conrad Nagel

Maximilian

JRS

Jason Robards Sr.

President Benito Juarez

LA

Lionel Atwill

General Bazaine

GBP

Guy Bates Post

Louis Napoleon III

EB

Evelyn Brent

Empress Eugenie

FMS

Frank McGlynn Sr.

President Abraham Lincoln

NDB

Nigel De Brulier

Father Fisher

GvS

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Metternich

MV

Michael Visaroff

Dr. Samuel Basch