History ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1937 · 1h 53m

Conquest

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Director
Clarence Brown
Cast
Greta Garbo as Countess Marie Walewska Charles Boyer as Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte Reginald Owen as Tallyrand Alan Marshal as Capt. d'Ornano Henry Stephenson as Count Anastas Walewski Leif Erickson as Paul Lachinski
Crew
Karl Freund — Director of Photography Tom Held — Editor Herbert Stothart — Original Music Composer Salka Viertel — Writer Samuel Hoffenstein — Writer S. N. Behrman — Writer
Tagline

The Love Story of Marie Walewska

Synopsis

A Polish countess is dispatched by her country to become Napoleon Bonaparte's mistress at the urging of Polish leaders, who feel she might influence him to support Polish independence.

Mood & Themes
napoleon bonapartehistorical figure
Key Collaborators
Clarence Brown Director Karl Freund Director of Photography Tom Held Editor Herbert Stothart Original Music Composer Salka Viertel Writer Samuel Hoffenstein Writer S. N. Behrman Writer Zoë Akins Writer Talbot Jennings Writer Helen Jerome Writer Carey Wilson Writer Waclaw Gasiorowski Novel
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