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1. Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)

GP | 116 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

When a former Civil War soldier saves a nun from a gang of bandits, they team up to help the Mexicans in their war against the French.

Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Shirley MacLaine, Manolo Fábregas, Alberto Morin

Votes: 30,550 | Gross: $11.50M

2. El Condor (1970)

R | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The El Condor, the fabled Mexican stronghold rumoured to contain Emperor Maximilian's mythical reserves in gold, will attract two adventurous fortune seekers, who with eyes gleaming with desire, will shortly know that only fools rush in.

Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, Patrick O'Neal, Marianna Hill

Votes: 1,413 | Gross: $0.70M

3. Adiós, Sabata (1970)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Drama, War

Sabata helps a band of Mexican revolutionaries steal a wagon-load of gold from the occupying Austrian forces of Emperor Maximilian I.

Director: Gianfranco Parolini | Stars: Yul Brynner, Dean Reed, Ignazio Spalla, Gérard Herter

Votes: 2,305 | Gross: $0.55M

4. Juarez (1939)

Approved | 125 min | Biography, Drama, History

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.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne, Claude Rains

Votes: 2,555

5. The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)

Not Rated | 104 min | Western

A Texas Ranger and a government agent team up to help Mexican patriot Juarez fend off European opposition.

Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Dennis O'Keefe, Thomas Gomez

Votes: 368

6. 3 Skulls of the Toltecs (1996 Video Game)

Animation, Adventure, Comedy

During the Franco-Mexican War, young cowboy Fenimore Fillmore searches for three golden skulls that hide the location of the lost treasure of the Toltecs. A villainous friar, the French, the Apaches and the Mexicans stand in his way.

Director: Hernán Castillo Brian

Votes: 9

7. Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode: The Revolutionary (1994)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Immortal Paul Karros, who is leading a group of Balkan revolutionaries, comes to the U.S. to try to obtain arms. When a fellow traveler, Father Stephen, is shot, Duncan becomes suspicious ... See full summary »

Director: Dennis Berry | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Lisa Howard, Jim Byrnes

Votes: 175

8. The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode: How Did France Lose in Mexico? (2019)

9 min | Documentary, Animation

The Armchair Historian analyzes the rationale behind the second French intervention in Mexico during the 1860s and how the United States' enforcement of their Monroe Doctrine by sending aid... See full summary »

Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen