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The Conqueror

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The Conqueror (1956)

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Average Rating:4.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: This lavish costume drama, which emphasizes the spectacular and the epic, is loosely based on the life of the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan. Acts of revenge and clan battles were practically de... This lavish costume drama, which emphasizes the spectacular and the epic, is loosely based on the life of the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan. Acts of revenge and clan battles were practically de rigueur in 12th Century China and no one was better at winning wars and building an empire than the legendary Khan. [More]

Starring: John Wayne, Susan Hayward, William Conrad, Agnes Moorehead

Starring: John Wayne, Susan Hayward, William Conrad, Agnes Moorehead, Pedro Armendariz, John Hoyt, Ted De Corsia, Leslie Bradley, Lee Van Cleef, Peter Mamakos, Leo Gordon, Richard Loo, Gregg Barton, Lane Bradford, John George, David Hoffman, Sylvia Lewis, Patricia Tiernan

Director: Dick Powell

Director: Dick Powell
Screenwriter: Oscar Millard
Producer: Dick Powell, Howard Hughes
Composer: Victor Young

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PlusSizeAngel11/24/09
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So what do you get, when you make film with John Wayne as medieval Mongolian conqueror Ghengis... More
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The Conquerer directed by Dick Powell written by Oscar Millard starring John Wayne, Susan... More
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