Désirée

Désirée (1954)

The life...the women...the conquests of Napoleon!

Drama Romance

In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais, a worldly courtesan marries Napoleon and becomes Empress of France, but is then cast aside by her spouse when she proves unable to produce an heir to the throne.

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  • Release Date: 1954-11-16
  • Runtime: 1h 50min
  • Director: Henry Koster

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    Cast

    • Marlon Brando

      Napoleon Bonaparte

    • Jean Simmons

      Desiree Clary

    • Merle Oberon

      Empress Josephine

    • Michael Rennie

      Bernadotte

    • Cameron Mitchell

      Joseph Bonaparte

    • Elizabeth Sellars

      Julie

    • Charlotte Austin

      Paulette Bonaparte

    • Cathleen Nesbitt

      Mme. Bonaparte

    • Evelyn Varden

      Marie

    • Isobel Elsom

      Mme. Clary

    • John Hoyt

      Talleyrand

    • Alan Napier

      Despreaux

    • Richard Deacon

      Etienne Clary

    • Edith Evanson

      Queen Hedwig

    • Dorothy Neumann

      Queen Sofia

    • Carolyn Jones

      Mme. Tallien

    • Bess Flowers

      Attendant Holding Baby at Palace Ball

    • Gene Roth

      Von Essen

    • Nicolas Koster

      Oscar

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