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Désirée
The life...the women...the conquests of Napoleon!
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.
Where to watch Désirée
Désirée is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home.
Cast
- Marlon Brando as Napoleon Bonaparte
- Jean Simmons as Desiree Clary
- Merle Oberon as Empress Josephine
- Michael Rennie as Bernadotte
- Cameron Mitchell as Joseph Bonaparte
- Elizabeth Sellars as Julie
- Charlotte Austin as Paulette Bonaparte
- Cathleen Nesbitt as Mme. Bonaparte
- Evelyn Varden as Marie
- Isobel Elsom as Mme. Clary
- John Hoyt as Talleyrand
- Alan Napier as Despreaux
Details
- Director
- Henry Koster
- Released
- November 16, 1954
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.6 / 10 from 52 votes
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