Juarez (1939)
Release Date: Jun 10, 1939 Wide
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Juarez was originally designed to concentrate almost exclusively on the tragedy of Hapsburg Emperor Maximillian, whose attempts to establish a puppet government in Mexico on behalf of Napoleon III ended in disaster and death. But when Paul Muni decided that he wanted to play Zapotec-Indian-turned-Mexican President Benito Pablo Juarez, the film's emphasis perceptibly shifted -- and Bette Davis, cast as Empress Carlotta, was shunted to second billing rather than first. Muni's makeup and costuming
Jun 10, 1939 Wide
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Cast
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Paul Muni
Benito Pablo Juarez -
Bette Davis
Empress Carlota von ... -
Brian Aherne
Emperor Maximilian v... -
Claude Rains
Louis Napoleon -
John Garfield
Porfirio Diaz -
Donald Crisp
Marechal Bazaine -
Gale Sondergaard
Empress Eugenie -
Gilbert Roland
Col. Miguel Lopez -
Henry O'Neill
Miguel Miramon -
Walter Fenner
Achille Fould -
Alexander Leftwich
Drouyn de Lhuys -
Georgia Caine
Countess Battenberg -
Robert Warwick
Maj. DuPont -
Gennaro Curci
Senor de Leon -
John Miljan
Mariano Escobedo -
Hugh Sothern
John Bigelow -
Fred Malatesta
Senor Salas -
Carlos De Valdez
Tailor -
Irving Pichel
Carbajal -
Frank Lackteen
Coachman -
Walter O. Stahl
Senator del Valle -
Frank Reicher
Duc de Morny -
Holmes Herbert
Marshall Randon -
Walter Kingsford
Prince Metternich -
Egon Brecher
Baron von Magnus -
Monte Blue
Lerdo de Tejada -
Louis Calhern
LeMarc -
Mickey Kuhn
Augustin Iturbide -
Lillian Nicholson
Josefa Iturbide -
Noble Johnson
Regules -
Martin Garralaga
Negroni -
Vladimir Sokoloff
Camilo -
Grant Mitchell
Mr. Harris -
Charles Halton
Mr. Roberts -
William Edmunds
Italian Minister -
Joseph Calleia
Alejandro Uradi -
Harry Davenport
Dr. Samuel Basch -
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Pedro de Cordoba
Riva Palacio -
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Montagu Love
Jose de Montares -
Bill Wilkerson
Tomas Mejia
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All Critics (6) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (1) | DVD (1)
A dull epic directed without inspiration by William Dieterle.
Warner Brothers spectacle of highest order with Muni never better.
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