Film

Désirée 1954

110 min TMDB 6.6 Drama Romance History

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

  • Marlon Brando as Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Jean Simmons as Desiree Clary
  • Merle Oberon as Empress Josephine
  • Michael Rennie as Bernadotte
  • Cameron Mitchell as Joseph Bonaparte
  • Elizabeth Sellars as Julie

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