Désirée 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.

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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

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