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Désirée

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

6.619541h 50mReleased51 votes

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.

Director:
Henry Koster
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United States
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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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    Leon Alton

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Louis Borel

    Baron Morner (uncredited)

  • Richard Deacon

    Etienne Clary

  • Edith Evanson

    Queen Hedwig

  • Bess Flowers

    Attendant Holding Baby at Palace Ball

  • Carolyn Jones

    Mme. Tallien

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