Conquest (1937)
| Release Date | 22 October 1937 |
| Budget | $3,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $2,000,000 |
| Genre | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Calabasas, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Biopic [feature] |
| Themes | Crowned Heads, Romantic Betrayal |
| Tones | Lavish, Tearjerking, Sweeping |
| Tags | Aristocrat, Child, Extramarital Affair, History, Love, Polish [nationality], Politician, Royalty, War, Wealth |
Conquest (also called Marie Walewska) is a 1937 film which tells the story of the Polish Countess Marie Walewska, who becomes the mistress of Napoleon in order to influence his actions towards her homeland. It stars Greta Garbo, Charles Boyer, Reginald Owen, Alan Marshal, Henry Stephenson, Leif Erickson, Dame May Whitty, George Zucco, and Maria Ouspenskaya.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Alexander Akimoff
Singer
Arthur Belasco
Minor Role
Joseph E. Bernard
Minor Role
Sidney Bracey
Polish servant
Ed Brady
Soldier
Horace G. Brown
Nobleman
Aileen Carlyle
Servant
George Cowl
Count Augustus Walewska
George Davis
Grenadier
Guy D'Ennery
Prussian servant
Kay Deslys
Polish servant
Carlos De Valdez
Turkish Ambassador
Dr. Farid
Persian Ambassador
Eddie Foster
Minor Role
Christian J. Frank
French Officer
Rosina Galli
Bianca
Jack George
Orchestra leader
George Givot
Constant
Grace Goodall
Aristocrat at Ball
Robert Graves
Major Domo
Ben Hall
Minor Role
Winifred Harris
Countess Augustus Walewska
Lew Harvey
Soldier
Tom Herbert
Servant
Ramsay Hill
Bertrand
Shep Houghton
Palace guard
Mitchell Ingraham
Minor Role
Pasha Khan
Persian interpreter
Adia Kuznetzoff
Cossack Lt. Vladek
Frank Lackteen
Soldier
Ethan Laidlaw
Minor Role
Fred Malatesta
Waiter
Francisco Marán
French Officer
James A. Marcus
Polish servant
Alphonse Martell
French Officer
Frank McGlynn Jr.
Soldier
Lois Meredith
Countess Potocka
Art Miles
Minor Role
Sue Moore
Servant
Louis Natheaux
Polish Officer
Paul Parry
Minor Role
Norman Phillips Jr.
Polish servant
John Picorri
Frazzini
Lee Prather
Count Jeromanowski
Bodil Rosing
Anna
Philip Sleeman
Minor Role
George Sorel
Grenadier
Larry Steers
Aristocrat at ball
Paul Sutton
Cossack
Ken Terrell
Minor Role
Cyril Thornton
Napoleon's Secretary
Laura Treadwell
Dowager
Jacques Vanaire
Soldier
Roland Varno
Staos
Dorothy Vaughan
Innkeeper
Frank Whitbeck
Trailer Narrator
Eric Wilton
Cambronne
Director
Gustav Machatý
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Writer
Waclaw Gasiorowski
S.N. Behrman
writer
Samuel Hoffenstein
writer
Talbot Jennings
uncredited
Helen Jerome
dramatization
Salka Viertel
writer
Producer
Bernard H. Hyman
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
Tom Held
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Art Director
William A. Horning
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Costume Designer
Sound Department
Stunts
Ken Terrell
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
William Grimes
still photographer
Music Department
Leo Arnaud
orchestrator
George Bassman
orchestrator
Murray Cutter
orchestrator
Paul Marquardt
orchestrator
Leonid Raab
orchestrator
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
Chapel Distribution
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Warner Home Video
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