Oct 22, 1937
113 min
Full-HD

Conquest (1937)

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.

Category

History Drama Romance

Country

United States of America

Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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

la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska

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