Juarez (1939 film)
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| Juarez | |
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| Directed by | William Dieterle |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis Henry Blanke |
| Written by | John Huston Aeneas MacKenzie Wolfgang Reinhardt |
| Starring | Brian Aherne Bette Davis John Garfield |
| Music by | Erich Wolfgang Korngold |
| Cinematography | Tony Gaudio |
| Editing by | Warren Low |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 24, 1939 (US premiere) |
| Running time | 125 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English Spanish |
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Juarez is a 1939 film with Paul Muni, Brian Aherne, Bette Davis, and John Garfield about the conflict between Maximilian I, a European political dupe who, according to the film, is installed as the puppet ruler of Mexico by the French, and Benito Juarez, the country's president.
Though Paul Muni and Bette Davis are top-billed, it is Brian Aherne, as Maximilian, who has the most screen time in the film. Aherne was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
[edit] Cast
- Paul Muni as Benito Juárez
- Bette Davis as Carlota, Empress of Mexico
- Brian Aherne as Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico
- John Garfield as Porfirio Diaz
- Claude Rains as Napoléon III
- Gale Sondergaard as Empress Eugénie
[edit] External links
- Juarez at the TCM Movie Database
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