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The Mad Empress

Release Year
1939
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Drama
Romance
War
Directed By
Miguel Contreras Torres
The Mad Empress

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 & Crew

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

Miguel Contreras Torres

Director

Alex Phillips

Director of Photography

Arthur Martinelli

Director of Photography

Miguel Contreras Torres

Producer

Jean Bart

Writer

Miguel Contreras Torres

Writer

Jerome Chodorov

Writer

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Music

Heinz Roemheld

Music

Ferrol Redd

Sound Recordist

James C. Bradford

Music Director

Alfonso Esparza Oteo

Music Co-Supervisor

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