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The seventh and final collaboration between Greta Garbo and her favorite director Clarence Brown, Conquest vividly recreates one of the most celebrated romances in history: the ill-fated love affair between Polish countess Marie Walewska (Garbo) and the Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte (Charles Boyer in the first of his three career Oscar®-nominated* performances).
Featuring lavish sets, stunning costumes and a dazzling array of historical reenactments, Conquest took five months to film at a then-staggering cost of $3 million. The chemistry between Garbo and Boyer is electric, resulting in a poignant love story that’s lost none of its power to conquer the attention of movie lovers across the generations.
Original Release
10/22/1937
US Release
10/22/1937
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Greta Garbo | Countess Marie Walewska |
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 | Countess Pelagia Walewska / la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska |
C. Henry Gordon | Prince Poniatowski / le Prince Poniatowski |
Claude Gillingwater | Stephan (Marie's servant) / Stephan |
Directors
Clarence Brown, Gustav Machatý
Writers
Waclaw Gasiorowski, Zoe Akins, S.N. Behrman, Samuel Hoffenstein, Talbot Jennings, Helen Jerome, Salka Viertel, Carey Wilson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Greta Garbo | Countess Marie Walewska |
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 | Countess Pelagia Walewska / la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska |
C. Henry Gordon | Prince Poniatowski / le Prince Poniatowski |
Claude Gillingwater | Stephan (Marie's servant) / Stephan |
Vladimir Sokoloff | Dying soldier |
George Houston | Grand Marshal George Duroc |
Alex Akimoff | Singer |
Stanley Andrews | Prince Mirska |
Oscar Apfel | Count Potocka |
Scotty Beckett | Alexandre Walewska |
Arthur Belasco | Minor Role |
Joseph E. Bernard | Minor Role |
Betty Blythe | Princess Mirska |
Sidney Bracey | Polish Servant |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Bernard H. Hyman | Producer |
Editors
Clips
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1938 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1938 | Oscar | Best Art Direction | Nominated |