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Conquest (also called Marie Walewska) is a 1937 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film which tells the story of the Polish Countess Marie Walewska, who becomes the mistress of Napoleon in order to influence his actions towards her homeland.[3][4] It stars Greta Garbo, Charles Boyer, Reginald Owen, Alan Marshal, Henry Stephenson, Leif Erickson, Dame May Whitty, George Zucco, and Maria Ouspenskaya.

Conquest
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Clarence Brown Gustav Machatý (uncredited)
Screenplay by	S. N. Behrman Salka Viertel Samuel Hoffenstein Talbot Jennings Zoë Akins
Based on	Pani Walewska by Wacław Gąsiorowski Helen Jerome
Produced by	Bernard H. Hyman
Starring	Greta Garbo Charles Boyer Reginald Owen Alan Marshal
Cinematography	Karl Freund
Edited by	Tom Held
Music by	Herbert Stothart
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's, Inc.
Release date	October 22, 1937 (1937-10-22)
Running time	113 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2,732,000 US[1][2]
Box office	$2,141,000

The movie was adapted by S.N. Behrman, Samuel Hoffenstein, Helen Jerome and Salka Viertel from the novel Pani Walewska by Wacław Gąsiorowski. It was directed by Clarence Brown and Gustav Machatý (uncredited).

It was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Charles Boyer) and Best Art Direction (Cedric Gibbons and William A. Horning).[5]

Its worldwide gross amounted to $2,141,000. But its massive budget led to a loss of $1,397,000.

MGM initially advertised the upcoming release of the film under the title "Marie Walewska", but at the last moment changed it to the more marketable "Conquest" when it arrived in theaters.

The Dad's Army episode "A Soldier's Farewell" starts with the platoon in the cinema watching this film.

Plot

Napoleon Bonaparte (Charles Boyer) launches an unsuccessful seduction of the Countess Marie Walewska (Greta Garbo), who is married to a much older man (Henry Stephenson), but she resists until convinced that giving in will save Poland. After her husband annuls their marriage and Napoleon divorces the Empress Josephine, the pair are free to formalize their happy relationship, but Napoleon shocks her by announcing his decision to wed the Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria for political reasons. While he doesn't expect it to impact his relationship with Marie, she leaves him, without ever telling him that she is expecting his child.

Cast

Uncredited Cast

Production

Boyer's fee was $125,000, with an equal amount to be paid for any French version, as well as an overtime provision. In the final event, Boyer earned $450,000 for his performance; reshoots on the film saw the budget rise.[2]

Reception

Writing for Night and Day in 1937, Graham Greene gave the film a poor review, characterizing it simply as "one of the dullest films of the year". Greene's chief complaints came from the plot, writing, and "middlebrow" dialogue which inelegantly attempted to bridge "poetic and realistic drama". Greene also notes a number of scenes or moments of "unconscious comedy" which undermined the film and let to a feeling of "great fake emotions booming out - Love, Country, Ambition".[6] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 100% based on 5 critic reviews.[7]

The film grossed $730,000 in the United States and $1,411,000 abroad, bringing the total sum of $2,141,000. Although a hit it lost $1,397,000, due to such a high budget.[8]

References

External links

• Conquest at IMDb
• Conquest at the TCM Movie Database
• Conquest at AllMovie
• Conquest at the American Film Institute Catalog

На других языках

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[de] Maria Walewska (Film)

Maria Walewska (Originaltitel: Conquest) ist ein US-amerikanischer Spielfilm mit Greta Garbo und Charles Boyer unter der Regie von Clarence Brown über die Romanze zwischen der polnischen Gräfin Maria Walewska und Napoleon Bonaparte. Er wurde am 4. November 1937 in den nationalen Verleih gebracht.

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- [en] Conquest (1937 film)

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[es] Maria Walewska (película)

Maria Walewska (Conquest) es una película de Estados Unidos dirigida por Clarence Brown y Gustav Machatý sobre el guion de S. N. Behrman, Salka Viertel, Samuel Hoffenstein, Talbot Jennings y Zoë Akins basada en el libro Pani Walewska (1933) de Waclaw Gasiorowski y Helen Jerome que se estrenó en 1937. Contó con Greta Garbo y Charles Boyer como actores principales.

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[it] Maria Walewska (film)

Maria Walewska (Conquest) è un film del 1937, diretto da Clarence Brown e da Gustav Machatý, che non risulta accreditato.

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