Conquest
The Love Story of Marie Walewska
1937 · 1h 53m · APPROVED
Drama, History, Romance
Directed by
Clarence Brown
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Conquest
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Clarence Brown Director
- 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
- May Whitty as Laetitia Bonaparte
- Maria Ouspenskaya as la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska
- C. Henry Gordon as le Prince Poniatowski
- Claude Gillingwater as Stephan
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