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Box office. $9 million [3] The Conqueror is a 1956 American epic historical drama film, directed by Dick Powell and written by Oscar Millard. It stars John Wayne as the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan and co-stars Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorehead and Pedro Armendáriz.
A historical adventure film about the Mongol chief Temujin who becomes the emperor Genghis Khan. The film was shot near a nuclear test site in Utah, where many cast and crew members developed cancer and died.
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- Adventure, Biography, History
- Dick Powell
- 1956-03-28
Oct 7, 2020 · Science. Downwinders and the Tragic Legacy of the Film ‘The Conqueror’. Radiation from above-ground nuclear tests conducted in Nevada during the early 1950s contaminated neighboring communities...
A historical epic starring John Wayne as Genghis Khan and Susan Hayward as his lover. The film was shot in Utah and California, where it exposed the cast and crew to high levels of radiation.
Find out who starred in and worked on the 1956 epic film The Conqueror, directed by Dick Powell and produced by Howard Hughes. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
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The Conqueror. Genghis Khan (John Wayne) and his 12th-century Mongol horde abduct the daughter (Susan Hayward) of a wicked Tartar.
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