Conquest

Oct 22, 1937

1h 53m

★ 6.5

The Love Story of Marie Walewska

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.

Genres

History

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Conquest Trailers

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Cast

Countess Marie Walewska

Greta Garbo

Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte

Charles Boyer

Tallyrand

Reginald Owen

Capt. d'Ornano

Alan Marshal

Count Anastas Walewski

Henry Stephenson

Paul Lachinski

Leif Erickson

Laetitia Bonaparte

May Whitty

la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska

Maria Ouspenskaya

le Prince Poniatowski

C. Henry Gordon

Stephan

Claude Gillingwater

Dying soldier

Vladimir Sokoloff

Grand Marshal George Duroc

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