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Conquest
“The Love Story of Marie Walewska”
6.6 / 10• 1937• 1h 53m•NR• English
HistoryDramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Greta Garbo
Countess Marie Walewska
Lead
Charles Boyer
Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
Reginald Owen
Tallyrand
Alan Marshal
Capt. d'Ornano
Henry Stephenson
Count Anastas Walewski
Leif Erickson
Paul Lachinski
May Whitty
Laetitia Bonaparte
Maria Ouspenskaya
la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Clarence Brown's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Conquest is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
