Juarez
1939 · Movie · 132 min. · United States
The newly named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carolotta arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juraez and democracy. He tries to appease the Mexicans but fails. Abraham Lincoln is supporting Juarez and asks the French to withdraw support for Maximilian. Carlotta goes to France to plead with Napoleon, to no avail.
Direction William Dieterle
Cast Paul Muni · Bette Davis · Brian Aherne · Claude Rains · John Garfield · Donald Crisp · Joseph Calleia · Gale Sondergaard · Gilbert Roland · Henry O'Neill · Harry Davenport · Louis Calhern · Walter Kingsford · Georgia Caine · Montagu Love · John Miljan · Vladimir Sokoloff · Irving Pichel · Pedro de Cordoba · Gilbert Emery · Monte Blue
Soundtrack Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Screenplay John Huston · Æneas MacKenzie · Wolfgang Reinhardt · Bertita Harding · Franz Werfel
Cinematography Tony Gaudio
Original title Juarez
6.6
289 votes (FilmAffinity)
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