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Juarez (1939)Louis Napoleon takes advantage of the Civil War to circumvent the Monroe Doctrine and expand his power by setting up Maxilmillian Hapsburg as Empore of Mexico. Director:William Dieterle |
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| Bette Davis | ... | ||
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Joseph Calleia | ... |
Alejandro Uradi
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| Gale Sondergaard | ... |
Empress Eugenie
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| Gilbert Roland | ... |
Col. Miguel Lopez
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Henry O'Neill | ... |
Gen. Miguel Miramon
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Harry Davenport | ... |
Dr. Samuel Basch
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| Louis Calhern | ... |
LeMarc
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Walter Kingsford | ... |
Prince Richard Metternich
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Georgia Caine | ... |
Countess Battenberg
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Montagu Love | ... |
Jose de Montares
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Storyline
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. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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A Mighty King . . . A Proud Queen ! . . . pitted against a humble man who had the courage to defy the throne ! See more »Parents Guide:
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(uncredited)
Music by William Steffe (circa 1856)
Lyrics by Julia Ward Howe (1962)
Played as part of the score when Abraham Lincoln is mentioned
Extensively played when news of Lincoln's assassination reaches Juarez See more »
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Because the film shows many of Maximilian's generals to be Mexican, many viewers attribute it to typical Hollywood historical distortions. It is, however, indeed accurate. It's a little-known fact that, although Maximilian was eventually overthrown and executed by Mexican revolutionaries, there were actually more Mexicans fighting on Maximilian's side than against him. This was due in large part to the Catholic Church's strong support of the French occupation of Mexico and its "encouraging" Mexican Catholics to fight against the revolutionary forces by joining Maximilian's army, which they did in large numbers. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: When Napoleon lll is informed in a letter that Robert E. Lee has been defeated at Gettysburg, he responds by paraphrasing Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address by calling democracy as government for the cattle, by the cattle, etc. He couldn't have known Lincoln's rhetorical flourish because the actual speech was given until mid November 1863. See more »Quotes
Gen. Marechal Achille Bazaine: [to Uradi] If you dare to jeopardize the cause for your own political ambition, I'll let the breath out of your throat.See more »
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"Battle Hymn of the Republic"(uncredited)
Music by William Steffe (circa 1856)
Lyrics by Julia Ward Howe (1962)
Played as part of the score when Abraham Lincoln is mentioned
Extensively played when news of Lincoln's assassination reaches Juarez See more »
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