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Juarez

1939 ‧ Drama/Melodrama ‧ 2h 5m
6.9/10 · IMDb 49% · Rotten Tomatoes 3.2/5 · Letterboxd
In an effort to maintain control of Mexico, Napoleon III (Claude Rains) of France installs the puppet leader Emperor Maximilian (Brian Aherne) to execute his commands and to wrest power from Benito Juárez (Paul Muni), Mexico's elected president....
Release date: April 24, 1939 (USA)
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Based on: Bertita Harding: The Phantom Crown (1934 novel); Franz Werfel: Juarez and Maximilian (1925 play)