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The Conqueror is a 1956 American adventure and biographical film produced by RKO Pictures. Directed by Dick Powell and written by Oscar Millard, the movie features John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendáriz, and Agnes Moorehead in the cast. Victor Young composed the score, while Joseph LaShelle and Leo Tover served as directors of photography. The narrative is set in Mongolia, though filming took place in Utah.
The production had a capital cost of 6,000,000 and generated a box office total of 9,000,000. The film runs for 111 minutes and was released in the United States in early 1956. It depicts characters including Genghis Khan, Börte, and Ong Khan. Critical reception included a rating of 3.8 on IMDb and a vote average of 3.57 on TMDb.
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Film · TMDB
3.6Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai. Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan.
Cast
- John Wayne as Temujin
- Susan Hayward as Bortai
- Pedro Armendáriz as Jamuga
- Agnes Moorehead as Hunlun
- Thomas Gomez as Wang Khan
- John Hoyt as Shaman
Themes
- genghis khan
- raid
- tartar
- mongolian
- 12th century
- yellowface
- arrogant
- disrespectful
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Dick Powell
- Screenwriter
- Oscar Millard
- Cast member
- Peter Mamakos
- Composer
- Victor Young
- Producer
- Howard Hughes
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Leo Tover
- Narrative location
- Mongolia
- Filming location
- Utah
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 688461
- Image
- The Conqueror (1956) film poster.jpg
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- publication date
- 1956-01-01
- title
- The Conqueror
- film editor
- Stuart Gilmore
- distributed by
- RKO Pictures
- box office
- 9000000
- capital cost
- 6000000
- characters
- Börte
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