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Juarez

Juarez

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19396.52h 5mNR

Overview

The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.

Directed by William Dieterle
Written by Wolfgang Reinhardt, Æneas MacKenzie, Franz Werfel
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Top Cast

Paul Muni

Paul Muni

Benito Pablo Juárez

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Empress Carlotta von Hapsburg

Brian Aherne

Brian Aherne

Emperor Maximilian von Hapsburg

Claude Rains

Claude Rains

Emperor Louis Napoleon III

John Garfield

John Garfield

General Porfirio Diaz

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Maréchal Bazaine

Joseph Calleia

Joseph Calleia

Alejandro Uradi

Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard

Empress Eugenie

Gilbert Roland

Gilbert Roland

Colonel Miguel Lopez

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

General Miguel Miramon

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Themes & Keywords

mexicobiographyamerican civil war19th centuryarchduke

About Juarez

Juarez is a drama, history, romance film released in 1939 exploring themes of mexico, biography, american civil war, 19th century, archduke. Directed by William Dieterle, it stars Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne. The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.

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