The Mad Empress

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The Mad Empress
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Directed by Miguel Contreras Torres
Written byMiguel C. Torres, Jean Bart, Jerome Chodorov
Produced byMiguel 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
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

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  1. "The Mad Empress". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. AFI. Retrieved September 9, 2015.