Désirée (1954)
The life...the women...the conquests of Napoleon!
Director: Henry Koster · Writer: Daniel Taradash
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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Director
Henry Koster
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 
John Hoyt
Talleyrand 
Alan Napier
Despreaux User Reviews (1)
_**Talky Napoleonic drama with Brando, Jean Simmons and Michael Rennie**_ From 1794-1815, the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte (Marlon Brando) is chronicled through the eyes of Désirée Clary (Jean Simmons), a young millinery clerk from Marseilles, who is initially infatuated with the future emperor of France, but winds up marrying one of his top generals, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte (Michael Rennie), who remarkably becomes Crown Prince of Sweden and potentially allied with the very forces that oppose Napoleon. Based on Annemarie Selinko’s hit 1951 novel, “Désirée” (1954) is a costume drama concentrating on the historical love triangle and behind-the-scenes politics. Don’t expect any flashes of action, like in Brando’s “The Young Lions” (1958). While Marlon begrudged the role because he was settling legal issues for walking off the lead role in “The Egypti…
