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

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The Mad Empress
Directed by	Miguel Contreras Torres
Written by	Miguel C. Torres, Jean Bart, Jerome Chodorov
Produced by	Miguel C. Torres
Starring	Conrad Nagel, Jason Robards, Sr.
Cinematography	Alex Phillips Arthur Martinelli
Edited by	Carl Pierson
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	1939 (1939)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• 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

References

External links

• The Mad Empress at the American Film Institute Catalog
• The Mad Empress at IMDb
• The Mad Empress at AllMovie
• The Mad Empress at the TCM Movie Database

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