Désirée
1954 · Movie · 110 min. · United States
In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral 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.
Direction Henry Koster
Cast Marlon Brando · Jean Simmons · Merle Oberon · Michael Rennie · Cameron Mitchell · Elizabeth Sellars · Charlotte Austin · Cathleen Nesbitt · Evelyn Varden · Isobel Elsom · John Hoyt · Alan Napier
Soundtrack Alex North
Screenplay Daniel Taradash · Annemarie Selinko
Cinematography Milton R. Krasner
Original title Désirée
6.2
869 votes (FilmAffinity)
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