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Désirée (1954)

Désirée (1954)

Drama Romance

The life...the women...the conquests of Napoleon!

Release Date: 1954, November 16
Directors: Henry Koster
Countries: United States of America
Production: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Marlon Brando, Dorothy Neumann, Arthur Tovey, Harry Carter, Rudy Germane, Jack Mather, Bert Stevens, Paul Bradley, Bess Flowers, Jean Simmons, Michael Rennie, Nicolas Koster

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.

Keywords:

napoleon bonaparte