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Conquest (1937)

Conquest (1937)

David R. George III
Quick Takes

Interesting tale of the love affair between Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and Polish Countess Marie Walewska, with fine turns by Charles Boyer and Greta Garbo in the lead roles. The story feels incomplete, though, owing to the time Marie is apart from Napoleon, which is generally not covered or offered up in any kind of detail within the film. A longer, fully drawn biopic would have satisfied more.

**¾ (out of *****)

©2023 David R. George III

1937 • 1 HOUR, 53 MINUTES
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER

STARRING
• GRETA GARBO, CHARLES BOYER

ALSO STARRING
• REGINALD OWEN, ALAN MARSHAL, HENRY STEPHENSON, LEIF ERICKSON, MAY WHITTY, C. HENRY GORDON

WRITTEN BY
• SAMUEL HOFFENSTEIN, SALKA VIERTEL, S. N. BEHRMAN (SCREENPLAY BY)
• WACLAW GASIOROWSKI (BASED ON THE NOVEL PANI WALEWSKA BY)

DIRECTED BY
• CLARENCE BROWN

1937 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS (2)
• BEST ACTOR: CHARLES BOYER (LOST TO SPENCER TRACY FOR CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS)
• BEST ART DIRECTION (LOST TO LOST HORIZON)

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