United States / Oct 22, 1937 / NR
The Love Story of Marie Walewska
1h 53min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Maria Ouspenskaya | la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska |
| C. Henry Gordon | le Prince Poniatowski |
| Claude Gillingwater | Stephan |
| Vladimir Sokoloff | Dying soldier |
| George Houston | Grand Marshal George Duroc |
| George Davis | Grenadier (uncredited) |
| Sue Moore | Servant (uncredited) |
| Scotty Beckett | Alexandre Walewska (uncredited) |
| Winifred Harris | Countess Augustus Walewska |
Genres
HistoryDramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Conquest |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 22 ottobre 1937 |
| Production | Bernard H. Hyman |
| Writer | S. N. Behrman, Waclaw Gasiorowski, Salka Viertel, Samuel Hoffenstein, Zoë Akins, Talbot Jennings, Carey Wilson, Helen Jerome |
| Editing | Tom Held |
| Cinematography | Karl Freund, William Grimes |
| Assistant directors | Clarence Brown, Gustav Machatý |
| Camera operators | Karl Freund, William Grimes |
| Additional photography | Karl Freund, William Grimes |
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| Production design | Cedric Gibbons, William A. Horning |
| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons, William A. Horning |
| Set decoration | Cedric Gibbons, William A. Horning |
| Stunts | Ken Terrell |
| Music | Herbert Stothart, Leo Arnaud, Leonid Raab, George Bassman, Douglas Shearer, Paul Marquardt, Murray Cutter |
| Sound | Leo Arnaud, Leonid Raab, George Bassman, Douglas Shearer, Paul Marquardt, Herbert Stothart, Murray Cutter |
| Costume design | Adrian, Jack Dawn |
| Makeup | Jack Dawn, Adrian |
| Hairstyling | Adrian, Jack Dawn |
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