Désirée

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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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

Romance

Duration:

110 minutes

Year:

1954

Director:

Henry Koster

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Company:

20th Century Fox

Cast:
Marlon Brando

Napoleon Bonaparte

Jean Simmons

Desiree Clary

Merle Oberon

Empress Josephine

Michael Rennie

Bernadotte

Cameron Mitchell

Joseph Bonaparte

Crew:
Henry Koster

Director

Daniel Taradash

Writer

Annemarie Selinko

Book

Bobby Greene

Second Assistant Camera

René Hubert

Costume Design