Conquest

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.

Cast

Greta Garbo

as Countess Marie Walewska

Charles Boyer

as Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte

Reginald Owen

as Tallyrand

Alan Marshal

as Capt. d'Ornano

Henry Stephenson

as Count Anastas Walewski

Leif Erickson

as Paul Lachinski

May Whitty

as Laetitia Bonaparte

Maria Ouspenskaya

as la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska

C. Henry Gordon

as le Prince Poniatowski

Claude Gillingwater

as Stephan

Reviews

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Saved by the timeliest intervention of some French troops, the "Count Walewski" (Henry Stephenson) and his younger wife "Marie" (Greta Garbo) are spared the excesses of the Russian soldiers who have forced their way into their home. Shortly thereafter, she is introduced formally to the all-conquerin...

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