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Conquest is a 1937 American black-and-white romance and drama film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Directed by Clarence Brown and Gustav Machatý, the movie stars Greta Garbo, Charles Boyer, Reginald Owen, and Alan Marshal. The screenplay was written by Salka Viertel, S. N. Behrman, Samuel Hoffenstein, and Carey Wilson, with music composed by Herbert Stothart. Principal photography took place at Finckenstein Palace in Kamieniec.
The film has a runtime of 113 minutes and was released on October 22, 1937. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Production Design. Production design was handled by Cedric Gibbons and William A. Horning, while Adrian served as costume designer. Karl Freund was the director of photography, and Tom Held edited the film. The work is available on video on demand and carries the tagline "The Love Story of Marie Walewska."
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6.6A 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.
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
Themes
- napoleon bonaparte
- historical figure
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
1,742 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1937
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, Mystery
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 3 wins & 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Gustav Machatý
- Screenwriter
- Carey Wilson
- Cast member
- Lois Meredith
- Composer
- Herbert Stothart
- Producer
- Bernard H. Hyman
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Karl Freund
- Filming location
- Finckenstein Palace in Kamieniec
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 682530
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Modern Screen 1937 Conquest.jpg
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- publication date
- 1937-01-01
- film editor
- Tom Held
- title
- Conquest
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Production Design
- production designer
- William A. Horning
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- costume designer
- Adrian
- Commons category
- Conquest (1937 film)
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 100%
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