Juarez
Summary:
Juarez was originally designed to concentrate almost exclusively on the tragedy of Hapsburg Emperor Maximillian, whose attempts to establish a puppet government in Mexico on behalf of Napoleon III ended in disaster and death. But when Paul Muni decided that he wanted to play Zapotec-Indian-turned-Mexican President Benito Pablo Juarez, the film's emphasis perceptibly shifte... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Paul Muni - (Benito Pablo Juarez)
Bette Davis - (Empress Carlota von Habsburg)
Brian Aherne - (Emperor Maximilian von Habsburg)
Claude Rains - (Louis Napoleon)
John Garfield - (Porfirio Diaz)
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Review:
Juarez manages to be a very entertaining and effective historical epic, despite some enormous flaws. Part of its success lies in the fact that -- unlike so many Hollywood attempts to film history -- a great deal of what ends up on the screen is accurate. It helps also, of course, that the historical situation being explored is one that is in ... Continue >>
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