The Mad Empress

Name: The Mad Empress
Cast: Medea de Novara, Conrad Nagel, Jason Robards Sr., Lionel Atwill, Guy Bates Post

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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

Director: Miguel Contreras TorresWriters: Jean Bart, Jerome Chodorov

Medea de Novara

as Empress Carlotta of Mexico

Conrad Nagel

as Maximilian

Jason Robards Sr.

as President Benito Juarez

Lionel Atwill

as General Bazaine

Guy Bates Post

as Louis Napoleon III

Evelyn Brent

as Empress Eugenie

Frank McGlynn Sr.

as President Abraham Lincoln

Nigel De Brulier

as Father Fisher

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