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The Conqueror

1956 · 111 min

A grandiose, stilted spectacle that plays like earnest historical melodrama, its miscast lead and wooden dialogue making it more unintentionally funny than stirring.

Tagline
GENGHIS KHAN! The world trembled at his name!
Overview
Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai. Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan.

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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • war
  • love
  • betrayal
  • ambition
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure, romance, history, war, drama
Directed by
Dick Powell
Written by
Oscar Millard
Starring
John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendáriz, Agnes Moorehead, Thomas Gomez, John Hoyt, William Conrad, Ted de Corsia
Music
Victor Young
Cinematography
William E. Snyder, Leo Tover
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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