Désirée
“The life...the women...the conquests of Napoleon!”
Director
Henry Koster
Screenplay
Daniel Taradash
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.
Release
Nov 16, 1954
Budget
—
Country
United States of America
Revenue
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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
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
Dorothy Neumann
Queen Sofia
Gene Roth
Von Essen
Sven Hugo Borg
Aide (uncredited)
Peter Bourne
Count Brahe (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Coachman (uncredited)
Richard Garrick
Count Regnaud (uncredited)
Sam Gilman
Fouche (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Josephine's Escort (uncredited)
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