Juarez (1939)

Directed by

William Dieterle

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the lives of Benito Juarez and Emperor Maximilian I during the French intervention in Mexico. It shows their political struggle and personal conflicts as they vie for control of the country.

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What happens

Juarez is a 1939 American historical drama film directed by William Dieterle. The screenplay by Aeneas MacKenzie, John Huston, and Wolfgang Reinhardt is based on the 1934 biography The Phantom Crown by Bertita Harding and the 1925 play Juarez and Maximilian by Franz Werfel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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