Conquest
The Love Story of Marie Walewska
1937 · 1h 53m · APPROVED
Drama, History, Romance
Directed by
Clarence Brown
Overview
A polish countess dispatched by her country to become Napoleon Bonaparte's mistress at the urging of Polish leaders, who feel she might influence him to make Poland independent.
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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