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65% Critic Match
Juarez
“See It Now ! You'll Remember It Always !”
6.5 / 10• 1939• 2h 5m•NR• English
DramaHistoryRomance
Storyline
The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.
Cast & Crew
Paul Muni
Benito Pablo Juárez
Lead
Bette Davis
Empress Carlotta von Hapsburg
Brian Aherne
Emperor Maximilian von Hapsburg
Claude Rains
Emperor Louis Napoleon III
John Garfield
General Porfirio Diaz
Donald Crisp
Maréchal Bazaine
Joseph Calleia
Alejandro Uradi
Gale Sondergaard
Empress Eugenie
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Dieterle's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Juarez is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
