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The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.
Theatrical
Jun 10, 1939
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 1, 2011
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
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Paul Muni
Benito Pablo Juárez
B
Bette Davis
Empress Carlotta von Hapsburg
B
Brian Aherne
Emperor Maximilian von Hapsburg
C
Claude Rains
Emperor Louis Napoleon III
J
John Garfield
General Porfirio Diaz
D
Donald Crisp
Maréchal Bazaine
J
Joseph Calleia
Alejandro Uradi
G
Gale Sondergaard
Empress Eugenie
G
Gilbert Roland
Colonel Miguel Lopez
H
Henry O'Neill
General Miguel Miramon
H
Harry Davenport
Dr. Samuel Basch
L
Louis Calhern
LeMarc
W
Walter Kingsford
Prince Richard Metternich
G
Georgia Caine
Lady in Waiting
M
Montagu Love
Jose de Montares
J
John Miljan
Mariano Escobedo
V
Vladimir Sokoloff
Camilo
I
Irving Pichel
General Carbajal
P
Pedro de Cordoba
Riva Palacio
M
Monte Blue
Lerdo de Tajada
