Désirée
movie
The life...the women...the conquests of Napoleon!
Released November 16, 1954
Overview
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
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
Charlotte Austin
as
Paulette Bonaparte
Cathleen Nesbitt
as
Mme. Bonaparte
Evelyn Varden
as
Marie
Isobel Elsom
as
Mme. Clary
John Hoyt
as
Talleyrand
Alan Napier
as
Despreaux
