The Mad Empress

Name: The Mad Empress
Released: 1939
Rating: 29.36
Cast: Conrad Nagel, Lionel Atwill, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Evelyn Brent, Nigel De Brulier

1939

Drama, War

1h 12m

In this melodramatic historical drama, the lives of Mexico's Maximilian and Carlotta are chronicled. The story follows their brief reign as figureheads for Napoleon III. The two doomed rulers were terribly naive and had no idea that they were universally despised by the native population. Upon her return to Europe, Carlotta goes mad with grief when she realizes that her beleaguered husband, trapped by a rebel uprising in Mexico City, will receive no aid from their backers. (allmovie.com)

The Mad Empress

1939

Drama, War

1h 12m

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Rated 12 Oct 2019

Odd film in the grand scheme of things. It's basically Mexican director Miguel Contreras Torres making a movie for his European-born actress wife Medea de Novara to star in, bringing in Hollywood for extra prestige. What people do to make their wives happy. In he brings Lionel Atwill and other recognizable character actors, as well as a familiar leading guy for her. Conrad Nagel. And apart from the clumsy production, that was part of the movie's downfall. Nagal just wasn't a convincing leading.

Rated 12 Oct 2019

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