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Cast

Medea de Novara

Medea de Novara

Empress Carlotta of Mexico

Conrad Nagel

Conrad Nagel

Maximilian

Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

President Benito Juarez

Lionel Atwill

Lionel Atwill

General Bazaine

Guy Bates Post

Guy Bates Post

Louis Napoleon III

Evelyn Brent

Evelyn Brent

Empress Eugenie

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Frank McGlynn Sr.

President Abraham Lincoln

Nigel De Brulier

Nigel De Brulier

Father Fisher

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Metternich

Michael Visaroff

Michael Visaroff

Dr. Samuel Basch

Earl Gunn

Earl Gunn

Porfirio Diaz

George Regas

George Regas

Mariano Escobedo

Rudolph Anders

Rudolph Anders

Herzfeld

Duncan Renaldo

Duncan Renaldo

Col. Miguel López

Julian Rivero

Julian Rivero

General Tomás Mejía

Crew

Arthur Martinelli

Arthur Martinelli

Director of Photography

Alex Phillips

Alex Phillips

Director of Photography

Miguel Contreras Torres

Miguel Contreras Torres

Director

Jean Bart

Jean Bart

Writer

James C. Bradford

James C. Bradford

Music Director

Alfonso Esparza Oteo

Alfonso Esparza Oteo

Music Co-Supervisor

Mario Talavera

Mario Talavera

Music Co-Supervisor

Miguel Contreras Torres

Miguel Contreras Torres

Writer

Frank Paul Sylos

Frank Paul Sylos

Art Direction

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Music

Miguel Contreras Torres

Miguel Contreras Torres

Producer

Heinz Roemheld

Heinz Roemheld

Music

Ferrol Redd

Ferrol Redd

Sound Recordist

Max Steiner

Max Steiner

Music

Jerome Chodorov

Jerome Chodorov

Writer

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The Mad Empress

19395.6 / 1072 min
Drama, Romance, War

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.