Désirée
1954, Film, 110 min, Biography, Drama, History, English, United States, MoviePedia score 65
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.
Directed by Henry Koster
Cast
- Marlon Brando as Napoleon Bonaparte
- Jean Simmons as Désirée Clary
- Merle Oberon as Empress Josephine
- Michael Rennie as Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
- Cameron Mitchell as Joseph Bonaparte
- Elizabeth Sellars as Julie - Désirée's Sister
- Charlotte Austin as Paulette Bonaparte
- Cathleen Nesbitt as Mme. Bonaparte
- Evelyn Varden as Marie
- Isobel Elsom as Mme. Clary - Désirée's Mother
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