Dick Powell's historical epic, Howard Hughes' final movie as a producer. The film charts his rise to power and his love for the beautiful kidnapped Tartar princess Bortai, who first despises him and then falls for him. The exteriors were shot in the deserts of Utah, which were used for nuclear testing; of the 220 crew, over 90, including Wayne, Hayward and Powell, subsequently contracted cancer.
The Conqueror is a Film programme that first aired in 1956 and has been classified a PG certificate.
