Désirée (1954)
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.
Drama, Romance
Cast
- 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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