Conquest (1937)

Synopsis: A lavish period drama about Napoleon's romance with the Polish countess Marie Walewska. When the French general takes a fancy to Marie, her husband and countrymen urge her to take him as her lover.... A lavish period drama about Napoleon's romance with the Polish countess Marie Walewska. When the French general takes a fancy to Marie, her husband and countrymen urge her to take him as her lover. Their reason is practical: Poland needs Napoleon's support in keeping Russia at bay. The patriotic countess complies, entering into a passionate and enduring affair that ends up transcending political ambition and surviving the vagaries of history. [More]

Starring: Greta Garbo, Charles Boyer, Leif Erickson, Reginald Owen

Starring: Greta Garbo, Charles Boyer, Leif Erickson, Reginald Owen, Alan Marshal, Henry Stephenson, May Whitty, C. Henry Gordon, Maria Ouspenskaya, Claude Gillingwater

Director: Clarence Brown

Director: Clarence Brown
Screenwriter: Samuel Hoffenstein, Salka Viertel, S. N. Behrman
Producer: Bernard Hyman
Composer: Herbert Stothart

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