The Mad Empress
DEC 16, 1939 · 72 MIN · DIR. MIGUEL CONTRERAS TORRES
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
Empress Carlotta of Mexico
Conrad Nagel
Maximilian
Jason Robards Sr.
President Benito Juarez
Lionel Atwill
General Bazaine
Guy Bates Post
Louis Napoleon III
Evelyn Brent
Empress Eugenie
Frank McGlynn Sr.
President Abraham Lincoln
Nigel De Brulier
Father Fisher
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Metternich
Michael Visaroff
Dr. Samuel Basch
Earl Gunn
Porfirio Diaz
George Regas
Mariano Escobedo
Crew
Writer
Jean Bart
Writer
Miguel Contreras Torres
Writer
Jerome Chodorov
Director of Photography
Arthur Martinelli
Director of Photography
Alex Phillips
Producer
Miguel Contreras Torres
