---
title: 'Conquest (1937)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Clarence Brown'
released: '1937-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/conquest-1937'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028739/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Conquest (1937)

1937 · 112 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Conquest is a 1937 American historical-drama film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Greta Garbo, Charles Boyer, Reginald Owen. It was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It tells the story of the Polish Countess Marie Walewska, who becomes the mistress of Napoleon in order to influence his actions towards her homeland. The supporting cast includes Alan Marshal, Henry Stephenson, Leif Erickson, Dame May Whitty, George Zucco, and Maria Ouspenskaya.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Clarence Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/clarence-brown), [Gustav Machatý](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-machaty)
- **Screenplay:** [Carey Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/carey-wilson), [Salka Viertel](https://cinepixo.com/people/salka-viertel), [Samuel Hoffenstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-hoffenstein), [S. N. Behrman](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-n-behrman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Herbert Stothart](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-stothart)
- **Producer:** [Bernard H. Hyman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-h-hyman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Karl Freund](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-freund)
- **Editor:** [Tom Held](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-held)

## Cast

- [Lois Meredith](https://cinepixo.com/people/lois-meredith) as Countess Potocka
- [C. Henry Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-henry-gordon) as Prince Poniatowski
- [George Zucco](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-zucco)
- [Sidney Bracey](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-bracey)
- [Betty Blythe](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-blythe) as Princess Mirska
- [Charles Boyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-boyer) as Napoleon
- [Henry Brandon](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-brandon)
- [Francis McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-mcdonald)
- [Stanley Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-andrews) as Prince Mirska
- [Paul Fix](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-fix) as Dumb Soldier
- [Albert Conti](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-conti)
- [Bodil Rosing](https://cinepixo.com/people/bodil-rosing)
- [Mitchell Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitchell-lewis) as Beppo
- [Oscar Apfel](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-apfel) as Count Potocka
- [Ethan Laidlaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-laidlaw)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/conquest-1937
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