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Désirée

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.

1954 |1h 50m |  Drama, Romance

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Cast

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Marlon Brando

Napoleon Bonaparte

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Jean Simmons

Desiree Clary

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Merle Oberon

Empress Josephine

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Michael Rennie

Bernadotte

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Cameron Mitchell

Joseph Bonaparte

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Elizabeth Sellars

Julie

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Charlotte Austin

Paulette Bonaparte

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Cathleen Nesbitt

Mme. Bonaparte

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Evelyn Varden

Marie

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Isobel Elsom

Mme. Clary

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John Hoyt

Talleyrand

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Alan Napier

Despreaux

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Richard Deacon

Etienne Clary

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Edith Evanson

Queen Hedwig

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Dorothy Neumann

Queen Sofia

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Carolyn Jones

Mme. Tallien

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Bess Flowers

Attendant Holding Baby at Palace Ball

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Gene Roth

Von Essen

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Status

Released

Language

English, Swedish

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