And, despite the ghastly portrayal of the title character, juarez can proudly stand with the other distinguished alumni of that incredible year. 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. Paul muni, bette davis, brian aherne, claude rains, john garfield, donald crisp, joseph calleia, gale sondergaard, gilbert roland, henry oneill and harry davenport based on the play juarez and maximilian by franz werfel, and the novel the phantom crown by bertita harding. He started his acting career in the yiddish theatre. Juarez et maximilien 1939 film complet en francais a 20170819t23. Released 1939, juarez stars paul muni, bette davis, brian aherne, claude rains the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 12 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put.
Juarez 1939 in an effort to maintain control of mexico, napoleon iii claude rains of france installs the puppet leader emperor maximilian brian. During the 1930s, he was considered one of the most prestigious actors at the warner bros. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Nothing is beyond his depth, no character beyond his ability to. Original trailer for the 1939 classic film juarez with magnificent score by erich wolfgang korngold. Title screens are the initial titles, usually projected at the beginning of a film, and following the logos of the film studio. With an elite group of mexican monarchists, maximillian. Speaking in general terms, paul muni is the best actor i have ever seen perform on film. The screenplay by aeneas mackenzie, john huston, and wolfgang reinhardt is based on the biography the phantom crown by bertita harding and the play juarez and maximilian by franz werfel. Acting in the film is like a meal at a mexican restaurant. Find release information for juarez 1939 william dieterle on allmovie.
But when paul muni decided that he wanted to play zapotecindianturnedmexican president benito pablo juarez, the film s emphasis perceptibly shifted and bette davis. While they do a respectful job, the acting is stiff theater. Juarez is a 1939 american historical drama film directed by william dieterle. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. And of a woman, empress carlota bette davis, driven to madness.
Juarez 1939 william dieterle, paul muni, bette davis, brian aherne september 7, 2019 the newlynamed emperor maximillian, the only monarch of the second mexican empire, arrives in mexico in the early 1860s with his wife carlotta to face popular sentiment favoring benito juarez and popular demand for democracy. Juarez 1939 06101939 us drama, history, romance 2h 5m user score. If i could find the entire soundtrack, i am certain that this song would be. Juarez et maximilien 1939 film complet en francais film. You will witness the story as it unfolds, but what is amazing about this film is its human side. While the movie is titled juarez the president of mexico at the time, it is as much if not more about emperor maximilian i played by brian aherne and his wife charlota bette davis. How to download youtube videos and import to imovie imovie 11 included video. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Juarez is not a bad film but i only would want to see it once.
Although positioned to be another zola, it floundered, in part because of munis impassive interpretation of the charismatic mexican leader. He wears heavy makeup as usual, and has only one expression, becoming nothing more then a caricature. The newly named emperor maximilian and his wife carolotta arrive in mexico to face popular sentiment favoring benito juraez and democracy william dieterle. Juarez 1939 the newlynamed emperor maximillian, the only monarch of the second mexican empire, arrives in mexico in the early 1860s with his wife carlotta to face popular sentiment favoring benito juarez and popular demand for democracy. There is a song in that movie that i am particularly interested in, however, i do not know the name of it. Overview of juarez, 1939, directed by william dieterle, with bette davis, paul muni, brian aherne, at turner classic movies.
Juarez 1939 official trailer bette davis, paul muni movie hd. Muni was a fivetime academy award nominee, with one win. Juarez 1939 william dieterle, paul muni, bette davis. Juarez is the story of three men benito juarez paul muni, napoleon iii claude rains and emperor maximilian brian aherne driven by political passions. Juarez is a film that might possibly have been better served if the concept of a miniseries had been available back in 1939. Ruth elizabeth bette davis was a famous american film, television and theatre actress. Certainly his story in its entirety with maximilian and carlotta as just one part of it would be a miniseries. When technicolor began to gain in popularity in the late thirties and early forties, it was the adventure and musical genres that led the way. But for a film made in 1939, it comes across as quite sensitive. Emperor maximillian brian aherne, with aides bazaine donald crisp, miramon henry oneill and mejia bill wilkerson shows some populist tendencies, angering montares montagu love, in warner bros juarez, 1939. In 1939 dieterle remade the hunchback of notre dame for rko, and it was one of his finest if least typical works. 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. William dieterle director of the movie juarez with cast paul muni, bette davis, brian aherne.