Movie
Désirée (1954)
110 min
- Drama
- Romance
- Director
- Henry Koster
- Released
- November 16, 1954
Synopsis
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.
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