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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. Produced by entrepreneur Howard Hughes, the film was principally shot near St. George, Utah .
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The Conqueror: Directed by Dick Powell. With John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendáriz, Agnes Moorehead. Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai.
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The Conqueror was the first RKO picture to be released in CinemaScope and, as noted in studio publicity materials, was the studio's most expensive production, costing six million dollars. According to Hollywood Reporter news items, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona were scouted as locations, but filming took place in the Escalante Desert near St ...
Oct 7, 2020 · From June through August 1954, famous engineer, aviator, and movie producer Howard Hughes assembled the cast and crew for his latest epic, The Conqueror on location in and around St. George, Utah ...
Bogurchi. Leo Gordon. ... Tartar Captain. Richard Loo. ... Captain of Wang's Guard. Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Fred Aldrich.
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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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