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Désirée

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

  • Movie
  • 1954
  • NR
  • 1h 50m

Directed by Henry Koster

6.5

TMDB audience rating
6.5 out of 10 from 53 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Marlon Brando

    Marlon BrandoNapoleon Bonaparte

  • Jean Simmons

    Jean SimmonsDesiree Clary

  • Merle Oberon

    Merle OberonEmpress Josephine

  • Michael Rennie

    Michael RennieBernadotte

  • Cameron Mitchell

    Cameron MitchellJoseph Bonaparte

  • Elizabeth Sellars

    Elizabeth SellarsJulie

  • Charlotte Austin

    Charlotte AustinPaulette Bonaparte

  • Cathleen Nesbitt

    Cathleen NesbittMme. Bonaparte

  • Evelyn Varden

    Evelyn VardenMarie

  • Isobel Elsom

    Isobel ElsomMme. Clary

  • John Hoyt

    John HoytTalleyrand

  • Alan Napier

    Alan NapierDespreaux

  • Leon AltonParty Guest (uncredited)

  • Louis Borel

    Louis BorelBaron Morner (uncredited)

  • Richard Deacon

    Richard DeaconEtienne Clary

  • Edith Evanson

    Edith EvansonQueen Hedwig

  • Bess Flowers

    Bess FlowersAttendant Holding Baby at Palace Ball

  • Carolyn Jones

    Carolyn JonesMme. Tallien

Director
Henry Koster
Writer
Daniel Taradash
Music
Alex North
Cinematography
Milton Krasner