Juarez (1939)★ 6.8/10

Approved · US · 125 min · April 24, 1939

• Drama
• History
• Romance
• Biography

Directed by: William Dieterle

Written by: John Huston, Æneas MacKenzie, Wolfgang Reinhardt, Franz Werfel, Bertita Harding

Louis Napoleon III (Claude Rains) takes advantage of the American Civil War to circumvent the Monroe Doctrine and expand his power by helping Emperor Maximilian von Habsburg (Brian Aherne) to add Mexico to his empire.