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Désirée

Désirée

# The life...the women...the conquests of Napoleon!
Drama   Romance
📜 Overview: In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English , Swedish
📆 Date Released: 1954-11-16
⌚ Running Time: 110 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.4

Beloved Cast

Marlon Brando original image
Napoleon Bonaparte
Marlon Brando
Jean Simmons original image
Desiree Clary
Jean Simmons
Merle Oberon original image
Empress Josephine
Merle Oberon
Michael Rennie original image
Bernadotte
Michael Rennie
Cameron Mitchell original image
Joseph Bonaparte
Cameron Mitchell
Elizabeth Sellars original image
Julie
Elizabeth Sellars
Charlotte Austin original image
Paulette Bonaparte
Charlotte Austin
Cathleen Nesbitt original image
Mme. Bonaparte
Cathleen Nesbitt
Evelyn Varden original image
Marie
Evelyn Varden
Isobel Elsom original image
Mme. Clary
Isobel Elsom
John Hoyt original image
Talleyrand
John Hoyt
Alan Napier original image
Despreaux
Alan Napier
Richard Deacon original image
Etienne Clary
Richard Deacon
Edith Evanson original image
Queen Hedwig
Edith Evanson
Dorothy Neumann original image
Queen Sofia
Dorothy Neumann
Carolyn Jones original image
Mme. Tallien
Carolyn Jones
Bess Flowers original image
Attendant Holding Baby at Palace Ball
Bess Flowers
Gene Roth original image
Von Essen
Gene Roth
Nicolas Koster original image
Oscar
Nicolas Koster

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