Directed by William Dieterle
2h 5m
Drama
| History
| Romance
The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.
Paul Muni
Benito Pablo Juárez
Bette Davis
Empress Carlotta von Hapsburg
Brian Aherne
Emperor Maximilian von Hapsburg
Claude Rains
Emperor Louis Napoleon III
John Garfield
General Porfirio Diaz
Donald Crisp
Maréchal Bazaine
Joseph Calleia
Alejandro Uradi
Gale Sondergaard
Empress Eugenie
Gilbert Roland
Colonel Miguel Lopez
Irving Rapper
Dialogue Coach
Ernesto A. Romero
Technical Advisor
Hugo Friedhofer
Orchestrator
Milan Roder
Orchestrator
William Dieterle
Director
John Huston
Screenplay
Æneas MacKenzie
Screenplay
Wolfgang Reinhardt
Screenplay
Franz Werfel
Theatre Play