Juarez (1939)
3.7 of 5 from 49 ratings
2h 5min
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- Synopsis:
- In an effort to maintain control of Mexico, Napoleon III (Claude Rains) of France installs the puppet leader Emperor Maximilian (Brian Aherne) to execute his commands and to wrest power from Benito Juárez (Paul Muni), Mexico's elected president. Maximilian questions his role, but his power-hungry wife, Empress Carlota (Bette Davis), pushes him to remain emperor. However, the will of the people and the fickleness of Napoleon's support put Maximilian in a precarious position.
- Actors:
- 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
- Directors:
- William Dieterle
- Writers:
- John Huston, Æneas MacKenzie
- Others:
- Brian Aherne
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- Top 10 Films of 1939
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