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6.6In 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.
Released: 1954-11-16110 minDir: Henry KosterDrama, Romance
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
Themes
- napoleon bonaparte
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- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 323042
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- Commons category
- Désirée (film)
- publication date
- 1954-01-01
- title
- Désirée
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1950s biographical drama films1950s historical drama films1950s historical romance films1954 American films1954 drama films1954 English-language films1954 films20th Century Fox filmsAmerican biographical drama filmsAmerican CinemaScope filmsAmerican historical drama filmsAmerican historical romance filmsBiographical films about French royaltyBiographical films about Swedish royaltyCultural depictions of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-PérigordCultural depictions of Charles XIV JohnCultural depictions of Joseph BonaparteCultural depictions of Joséphine de BeauharnaisCultural depictions of Marie Louise, Duchess of ParmaCultural depictions of Napoleon IICultural depictions of Pope Pius VIIEnglish-language biographical drama filmsEnglish-language historical drama filmsEnglish-language historical romance films