The Mad Empress (1939)
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.
Cast
- 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
- Gustav von Seyffertitz as Metternich
- Michael Visaroff as Dr. Samuel Basch