Conquest (1937) | |
| Director(s) | Clarence Brown, Gustav Machat? (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Bernard H. Hyman |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Historical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Royalty |
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Conquest Overview:
Conquest (1937) was a Drama - Historical Film directed by Clarence Brown and Gustav Machat? and produced by Bernard H. Hyman.
SYNOPSIS
This lavish epic centers on the romance between Napoleon Bonaparte and the Polish Countess Marie Walewska.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Academy Awards 1937 --- Ceremony Number 10 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Charles Boyer | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Cedric Gibbons, William Horning | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
City for Conquest (1940): Starring James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, and Arthur Kennedy
By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 29, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsUpon being immersed in City for Conquest, it feels like a cast of millions because so many familiar faces make an appearance for any given amount of time. Surely, the most important coupling is James Cagney and Ann Sheridan who are paired much in the same way as Angel With Dirty Faces (1938), playin... Read full article
ARTHUR KENNEDY'S CONQUEST OF THE SCREEN BLOGATHON: Bright Victory (1951)
on Feb 17, 2019 From Caftan WomanVirginie of The Wonderful World of Cinema is hosting this blogathon tribute to Arthur Kennedy on the occasion of the 105th anniversary of his birth. Click HERE for the tributes to the fine actor. Arthur Kennedy 1914-1990 John Arthur Kennedy made his Broadway debut in the short-lived Marc Co... Read full article
The Arthur Kennedy’s Conquest of the Screen Blogathon is here!
By Virginie Pronovost on Feb 15, 2019 From The Wonderful World of CinemaIt has finally arrived! Today, we start celebrating my favourite character actor, the incomparable Arthur Kennedy, with the blogathon I’ve created in his honour! The festivities start today and will take an end of February 17 or, more precisely, on what would have been his 105th birthday! Arth... Read full article
Announcing the ‘Arthur Kennedy’s Conquest of the Screen Blogathon’!
By Virginie Pronovost on Nov 14, 2018 From The Wonderful World of CinemaHello again! Yes, another year will soon be at our door which means… more blogathons of course! You already know that I’ll be honouring Jean Simmons on her 90th birthday at the end of January with Phyllis Loves Her Classic Movies. BUT there’s someone else I’ve been desperate ... Read full article
BEYOND THE COVER BLOGATHON: CITY FOR CONQUEST (1940)
By Caftan Woman on Apr 8, 2016 From Caftan Woman"I worked like a dog on City for Conquest. There were some excellent passages in Kandel's novel, passages with genuinely poetic flavor, and all of us doing the picture realized that retaining them (as we were doing) would give City for Conquest distinction. Then I saw the final cut of the picture,... Read full article
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The lavish ballroom set where Napoleon dances with Marie Walewska is actually identical to that used in MAYTIME - the Jeanette McDonald/Nelson Eddy operetta released in March 1937. It has simply been redressed and given a different floor covering and shot from a different angle.
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