Film

Désirée

1954 · 1h 50m · Drama · Romance

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

IMDb

6.4

Rotten Tomatoes

20%

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.

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

Leon Alton

Party Guest (uncredited)

Louis Borel

Baron Morner (uncredited)

Richard Deacon

Etienne Clary

Edith Evanson

Queen Hedwig

• Henry KosterDirector
• Daniel TaradashWriter
• Julian BlausteinProducer
• Milton KrasnerDirector of Photography
• Alex NorthOriginal Music Composer
• William ReynoldsEditor

Désirée (1954) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Release date

November 16, 1954

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama, Romance

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