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Conquest

Name: Conquest
Director: Clarence Brown
Released: 1937-01-01

1937 film by Clarence Brown, Gustav Machatý

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Also known as '' Conquest ''

Released: 1937
Director: Clarence Brown
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0028739/Retrieved 2016-05-03
2.cinematografo.it/cinedatabase/film/maria-walewska/874/Retrieved 2016-05-03
3.filmaffinity.com/en/film682530.htmlRetrieved 2016-05-03
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, Gustav Machatý
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Screenwriter: Salka Viertel
, S. N. Behrman
, Samuel Hoffenstein
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Producer: Bernard H. Hyman
Cast: Greta Garbo
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2.filmaffinity.com/en/film682530.htmlRetrieved 2016-05-03
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, Charles Boyer
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1.cinematografo.it/cinedatabase/film/maria-walewska/874/Retrieved 2016-05-03
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, Reginald Owen
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1.cinematografo.it/cinedatabase/film/maria-walewska/874/Retrieved 2016-05-03
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, Alan Marshal
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Runtime: 112 min
Genre: romance film
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1.nytimes.com/reviews/moviesRetrieved 2016-05-03
2.imdb.com/title/tt0028739/Retrieved 2016-05-03
3.filmaffinity.com/en/film682530.htmlRetrieved 2016-05-03
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, drama film
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0028739/Retrieved 2016-05-03
2.nytimes.com/reviews/moviesRetrieved 2016-05-03
3.filmaffinity.com/en/film682530.htmlRetrieved 2016-05-03
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Country of origin: United States

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Conquest is a 1937 American historical-drama film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Greta Garbo, Charles Boyer, and Reginald Owen. It was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It tells the story of the Polish Countess Marie Walewska, who becomes the mistress of Napoleon in order to influence his actions towards her homeland. The supporting cast includes Alan Marshal, Henry Stephenson, Leif Erickson, Dame May Whitty, George Zucco, and Maria Ouspenskaya.

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Director of photography: Karl Freund
Film editor: Tom Held
Title: Conquest
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Actor(February 6, 1938) statement is subject of: 10th Academy Awards · nominee: Charles Boyer
Academy Award for Best Production Design(February 6, 1938) nominee: Cedric Gibbons, William A. Horning · statement is subject of: 10th Academy Awards
Production designer: Cedric Gibbons
William A. Horning
Color: black-and-white
Costume designer: Adrian
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: fails · criterion used: considering named characters only
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
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Filming location: Finckenstein Palace in Kamieniec
Distribution format: video on demand
Review score: 100%(July 14, 2025) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 5 critic review
7/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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Characters: Marie Walewska
Napoleon
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Philippe Antoine d'Ornano
Maria-Letizia Bonaparte
Athanasius, Count Colonna-Walewski
Has characteristic: film based on a literary work

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