Désirée (1954)
The life...the women...the conquests of Napoleon!
In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding General 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.
- Date of release
- 1954-11-16
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (52)
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Henry Koster
Casting
- 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
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