DramaYear1937Duration1h 53mIMDb6.5

Conquest

DramaHistoryMystery

A Polish countess becomes Napoleon Bonaparte's mistress at the urging of Polish leaders who feel she could influence him to make Poland independent.

Trailer

Cast

Clarence Brown

Director

Gustav Machatý

Director

Greta Garbo

Countess Marie Walewska

CB

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

Countess Pelagia Walewska

C. Henry Gordon

Prince Poniatowski

Claude Gillingwater

Stephan - Marie's Servant

Vladimir Sokoloff

Dying Soldier

George Houston

Grand Marshal George Duroc

Alex Akimoff

Singer

Stanley Andrews

Prince Mirska

Oscar Apfel

Count Potocka

Scotty Beckett

Alexandre Walewska

AB

Arthur Belasco

Minor Role

Joseph E. Bernard

Minor Role

Samuel Hoffenstein

Writer

SV

Salka Viertel

Writer

S.N. Behrman

Writer

Waclaw Gasiorowski

Writer

HJ

Helen Jerome

Writer

Zoe Akins

Writer

TJ

Talbot Jennings

Writer

Carey Wilson

Writer

Comments

9 Comments

Pascale FleurJun 15, 2025

This frivolous epic may be novelettish at best but it is also sumptuous and highly entertaining and with Garbo and Boyer in the leads it couldn't be anything less. He's Napoleon, (and Oscar-nominated for his performance) and she's a Polish countess called Marie Walewska, (the film's alternative title), with a husband over twice her age, (the great Henry Stephenson). Initially she just admires Napoleon but then falls in love with him, leaving her husband and risking scandal and the movie works as a likeable if trite romance greatly helped, of course, by the chemistry between its stars, both of whom are outstanding. A splendid supporting cast and the kind of art direction that only money can buy also go to making this something of a treat.

MOHAMED 94May 29, 2023

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Timi b3b3Nov 16, 2022

Conquest

Gabbi GarciaNov 16, 2022

Goodness, I can't believe, I'm saying this, but Garbo is good in ''Conquest''...... Here I was, complaining the other day, about Garbo's ''Inspiration'', and saying the only good performance she ever gave was in ''Ninotchka''...... I take that back now, so far, her good performances are given in both ''Ninotchka'' & ''Conquest''...... Garbo & Boyer displays well blend chemistry together...... (a surprise, since this is their only movie together) However, it's Boyer who carries off, and holds the movie together, w/ his charm & wit...... (during some flat spots) You could see, that Garbo is responsive to Boyer's performance/character, unlike her usual ''I want to be alone'' self...... What's more stunning, is Garbo smiles in this movie..... (more than once too!) That's enough good shock for me...... We do see a rare, lighthearted Garbo here, just like in ''Ninotchka''...... I would even say, that Boyer is Garbo's best co-star so far..... Charles Boyer & Melvyn Douglas......

faijalNov 16, 2022

Some say Queen Christina was Garbo's best role. Well, she's better in this than she was in Queen Christina. So, one might assert that this is her greatest role. So, why the lousy 6.8 rating? Today's fatuous audiences deduct for things like black-and-white, "old" actors and actresses (yes, there are actors and there are actresses), technical acting, ad nauseum. Conquest admittedly has its faults, in particular the horrendous editing - some kind of studio chop job - and I'd like to see the un-cut version. The pacing is also way uneven. Against that, however, is a part for Garbo that well suits her swooning delivery and one for Charles Boyer, as Napoleon, that well suits his tortured, manipulative cad persona. There's also a nice small part here for Henry Stephenson as Garbo's Countess Walenska's aged husband. Here's a solid story about Napoleon's other-other woman, the true love of his life.

EUGENENov 16, 2022

This film reminded me of another MGM costume drama--MARIE ANTOINETTE. Both were late 30s MGM epics with lavish costumes and the full MGM treatment (the typical high-budget music, dialog, pacing, direction, etc.). And, both were pretty boring--at least to me. Now I know these films were well-received at the time and they both starred MGM divas (Norma Shearer in MARIE ANTOINETTE and Greta Garbo in CONQUEST), but didn't change the fact that these were very stagy and unengaging films. To put this in some perspective, I love movies from Hollywoods Golden Age and I am a history teacher and I still was bored to tears by the films. I think it is films like these that got students to really hate history! My advice--watch a documentary about Napoleon or watch a romance but don't combine the two into a static and unappealing film like this.

kakashi.sakumo.hatakeNov 16, 2022

This frivolous epic may be novelettish at best but it is also sumptuous and highly entertaining and with Garbo and Boyer in the leads it couldn't be anything less. He's Napoleon, (and Oscar-nominated for his performance) and she's a Polish countess called Marie Walewska, (the film's alternative title), with a husband over twice her age, (the great Henry Stephenson). Initially she just admires Napoleon but then falls in love with him, leaving her husband and risking scandal and the movie works as a likeable if trite romance greatly helped, of course, by the chemistry between its stars, both of whom are outstanding. A splendid supporting cast and the kind of art direction that only money can buy also go to making this something of a treat.

Poppington_1ZNov 16, 2022

"Conquest" was an attempt by all departments to secure a hit Garbo's co-star was the romantic idol of the day, Charles Boyer; the subject was to have an epic sweep Napoleon's retreat from his disastrous Russian campaign, through Poland and Marie Walewska, on his inevitable way to Elba Garbo's role as his suffering, cast-off mistress, victim of high politics was a chance to touch the heartstrings It all failed, for reasons clearly laid out early on in the story when Marie tells an admonitory Emperor: 'Sire. You stand in the sun.' Garbo's fans saw no point in their idol standing in the shadows "Conquest" remains a measured, dignified, and often rather dull historical fiction, lightened by excellent performances and production

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