The Conqueror (1956)
Genre:
Action / Adventure / Biography (more)
Tagline: Spectacular as its barbaric passions and savage conquests! (more)
Plot Outline: Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai. Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan. (more)
User Comments:
Vigorous, unusual, funny and spectacular!
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User Rating:
 
3.4/10 (527 votes)
Also Known As:
Conqueror of the Desert
Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-12 / Sweden:15 / UK:PG
Trivia:
The screenplay was written before John Wayne became involved in the project. The writer had Marlon Brando in mind for the role.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Temujin shoots a flaming arrow to signal his troops to enter Urga, it is night, but when the troops see the arrow, it is daylight.
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Quotes:
Temujin:
I feel this Tartar woman is for me, and my blood says, take her. There are moments for wisdom and moments when I listen to my blood; my blood says, take this Tartar woman.
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User Comments:
16 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
Vigorous, unusual, funny and spectacular!, 2 November 2003
Author:
ironside ([email protected]) from Mexico
In the 1950s, people liked Cinemascope and Technicolor movies...
Epic movies with gigantic battles, huge and fantastic sets and
costumes, were massive projects and hugely popular...
One of them is 'The Conqueror' played by legendary actors...
The film deals with Mongols, Merkits, and Tartars struggling for
survival in a harsh and arid land.. Plunder and rapine were their way
of life and no man trusted his brother...
The Mongols, led by Temujin (John Wayne) and his blood brother Jamuga
(Pedro Armendariz), attack a Merkit caravan, capturing the untamed
princess Bortai (Susan Hayward), daughter of Kumlek (Ted De Corsia),
ruler of the Tartars and slayer of Temujin's father...
Temujin's mother, Hunlun (Agnes Moorehead), fears Kumlek's wrath, and
she begs Temujin to set Bortai free, but he refuses... Despite his vow
to avenge his father's death, Temujin was fascinated by the girl's
beauty and fire..
The Merkits attack in an attempt to rescue the hot-blooded Bortai but
are defeated... Bortai escapes but is soon recaptured by Temujin, who
declares he will make her his wife... But later, she lets him know how
much she despises him: 'Before that day dawns, Mongol, the vultures
will have feasted on your heart!'
Temujin waits... The Mongols then go on to Urga�a Chinesea town ruled
by the powerful Wang Khan (Thomas Gomez).
The mighty ruler welcomes his guests and entertains them at a
banquet... Bortai attends and is seated next to him... She suddenly
decides to dance for the Khan and, taking two swords, starts her exotic
dance... At the end, having discarded one of the swords, she aims the
other one at Temujin...
As Genghis Khan, the 12th Century Mongol warrior whose coming changed
the face of the world, John Wayne won't disappoint his ardent
followers...
The highlight of the film is the sensational veil and swords dance
Susan Hayward performs... Hayward looked radiant in her wrath...
Agnes Moorehead nearly manages to steal the show as her imitation of a
talking prune is absolutely extraordinary...
Two of Wayne's sons had bit parts as warriors...
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