
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.
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

Gustav von Seyffertitz
Metternich

Michael Visaroff
Dr. Samuel Basch
Earl Gunn
Porfirio Diaz

George Regas
Mariano Escobedo

Rudolph Anders
Herzfeld

Duncan Renaldo
Col. Miguel López
Julian Rivero
General Tomás Mejía
Crew
Alfonso Esparza Oteo
Music Co-Supervisor
Mario Talavera
Music Co-Supervisor

Miguel Contreras Torres
Director, Writer, Producer
Jean Bart
Writer
Jerome Chodorov
Writer
Arthur Martinelli
Director of Photography

Alex Phillips
Director of Photography
Ferrol Redd
Sound Recordist
James C. Bradford
Music Director

Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Music

Heinz Roemheld
Music

Max Steiner
Music
Frank Paul Sylos
Art Direction
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