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Désirée

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

6.61954NR1h 50mEnglish

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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DramaRomance
Starring

Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon

Directed by

Henry Koster

About

Désirée

DramaRomance

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.

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

Information

Released
Nov 16, 1954
Runtime
1h 50m
Status
Released

Language & origin

Original audio
English
Country
US
Rating
NR
Directed by
Henry Koster

Production

Studio
20th Century Fox

Cast

People in this story

Marlon BrandoNapoleon Bonaparte
Jean SimmonsDesiree Clary
Merle OberonEmpress Josephine
Michael RennieBernadotte
Cameron MitchellJoseph Bonaparte
Elizabeth SellarsJulie
Charlotte AustinPaulette Bonaparte
Cathleen NesbittMme. Bonaparte
Evelyn VardenMarie
Isobel ElsomMme. Clary
John HoytTalleyrand
Alan NapierDespreaux

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