The Mad Empress (1940)
In this melodramatic historical drama, the lives of Mexico's Maximilian and Carlotta are chronicled. The story follows their brief reign as figureheads for Napoleon III. The two doomed rulers were terribly naive and had no idea that they were universally despised by the native population. Upon her return to Europe, Carlotta goes mad with grief when she realizes that her beleaguered husband, trapped by a rebel uprising in Mexico City, will receive no aid from their backers. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lionel Atwill, Conrad Nagel, (more)
- Director(s):
- Miguel Contreras Torres
Synopsis of The Mad Empress
In this melodramatic historical drama, the lives of Mexico's Maximilian and Carlotta are chronicled. The story follows their brief reign as figureheads for Napoleon III. The two doomed rulers were terribly naive and had no idea that they were universally despised by the native population. Upon her return to Europe, Carlotta goes mad with grief when she realizes that her beleaguered husband, trapped by a rebel uprising in Mexico City, will receive no aid from their backers. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Mad Empress
- Lionel Atwill - Bazaine
- Guy Bates Post - Napoleon
- Frank McGlynn, Sr. - Abraham Lincoln
- Michael Visaroff - Dr. Samuel Basch
- Jason Robards, Sr. - President Benito Juarez
- Julian Rivero - Tomas Mejia
- Gustav von Seyffertitz
- Rolfe Sedan
- George Regas - Mariano Escobedo
- Claudia Dell
- Martin Garralaga
- Conrad Nagel - Maximilian
- Evelyn Brent - Empress Eugenie
- Nigel de Brulier - Father Fisher
- Earl Gunn - Porfirio Diaz
- Duncan Renaldo - Col. Miguel Lopez
- Harry Baur
- Rudolph Amendt - Hertzfield
- Marin Sais
- Edgar Norton
- Robert W. Frazer
- Director(s):
- Miguel Contreras Torres
- Writer(s):
- Miguel Contreras Torres, Jerome Chodorov
- Producer(s):
- Miguel Contreras Torres
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