The Mad Empress

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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 Charlotte of Belgium (Novora) is the "mad" empress who has a breakdown when she realizes her husband is condemned to death.^[1]

• Conrad Nagel – Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico
• Medea de Novara – Empress Carlotta of Mexico
• Duncan Renaldo – Colonel Miguel López
• Lionel Atwill – General Achille Bazaine
• Guy Bates Post – French Emperor Napoleon III
• Jason Robards Sr. – Benito Juarez
• Frank McGlynn Sr. – Abraham Lincoln
• Earl Gunn – Porfirio Díaz

• Juarez (1939 film) - Bette Davis as Carlotta

• The Mad Empress at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• The Mad Empress at IMDb
• The Mad Empress at the TCM Movie Database

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