Character Relationship Map: Juarez

Characters

• Benito Pablo Juárez (played by Paul Muni) — protagonist
• Empress Carlotta von Hapsburg (played by Bette Davis) — protagonist
• Emperor Maximilian von Hapsburg (played by Brian Aherne) — supporting
• Emperor Louis Napoleon III (played by Claude Rains) — supporting
• Dr. Samuel Basch (played by Harry Davenport) — supporting
• General Porfirio Diaz (played by John Garfield) — supporting
• Jose de Montares (played by Montagu Love) — minor
• Prince Richard Metternich (played by Walter Kingsford) — minor
• Lady in Waiting (played by Georgia Caine) — minor
• Riva Palacio (played by Pedro de Cordoba) — minor
• Mariano Escobedo (played by John Miljan) — minor
• General Carbajal (played by Irving Pichel) — minor
• Lerdo de Tajada (played by Monte Blue) — minor
• Camilo (played by Vladimir Sokoloff) — minor
• Pepe (played by Manuel Díaz) — minor
• Maréchal Bazaine (played by Donald Crisp) — supporting
• LeMarc (played by Louis Calhern) — minor
• Empress Eugenie (played by Gale Sondergaard) — supporting
• Alejandro Uradi (played by Joseph Calleia) — supporting
• Colonel Miguel Lopez (played by Gilbert Roland) — supporting

Story Analysis

A historical drama depicting the tragic fall of Emperor Maximilian amid the political struggle with Benito Juárez and French imperial overreach.

Plot Progression

1. Imperial Installation
2. Political Rift & US Intervention
3. Diplomatic Collapse & Capture
4. Trial & Execution