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The Mad Empress Cast & Characters

The Mad Empress (1939) stars Medea de Novara as Empress Carlotta of Mexico, Conrad Nagel as Maximilian and Jason Robards Sr. as President Benito Juarez. The drama movie was released December 16, 1939. Below is the full cast and crew.

1939 · 1h 12m 58 Audience
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Starring Cast
M
Medea de Novara
Empress Carlotta of Mexico
C
Conrad Nagel
Maximilian
J
Jason Robards Sr.
President Benito Juarez
L
Lionel Atwill
General Bazaine
G
Guy Bates Post
Louis Napoleon III
E
Evelyn Brent
Empress Eugenie
Key crew
Director
Miguel Contreras Torres
Screenplay
Jean Bart , Miguel Contreras Torres , Jerome Chodorov
Producers
Miguel Contreras Torres
Music
Erich Wolfgang Korngold , Heinz Roemheld , Max Steiner
Cinematography
Arthur Martinelli , Alex Phillips
Editor
Carl Pierson

Full cast

15 cast members

Crew by department

16 crew members