The Mad Empress (1939)
1h 12m
Running Time
December 16, 1939Release Date
The Mad Empress (1939)
1h 12m
Running Time
December 16, 1939Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Medea de Novara
Empress Carlotta of Mexico
Conrad Nagel
Maximilian
Jason Robards Sr.
President Benito Juarez
Guy Bates Post
Louis Napoleon III
Lionel Atwill
General Bazaine
Evelyn Brent
Empress Eugenie
Miguel Contreras Torres
Director
Jerome Chodorov
Writer
Frank McGlynn Sr.
President Abraham Lincoln
Jean Bart
Writer
Nigel De Brulier
Father Fisher
Jean Bart
Writer
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Metternich
Arthur Martinelli
Cinematographer
Alex Phillips
Cinematographer
Michael Visaroff
Dr. Samuel Basch
Media.
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Wiki.
The Mad Empress is a 1939 American historical drama film depicting the 3-year reign of Maximilian I of Mexico (Nagel) and his struggles against Benito Juarez (Robards). Empress Carlotta (Novora) is the "mad" empress who has a breakdown when she realizes her husband is condemned to death.