Désirée (1954)

Movie"The life...the women...the conquests of Napoleon!"
Audience Score
64
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NR 1 hr 50 minNov 16th, 1954Drama, Romance
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.
StarringMarlon BrandoJean SimmonsMerle Oberon
DirectorHenry Koster
WriterDaniel Taradash

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 16th, 1954
Original Language:English
Production Companies:20th Century Fox
Movie Tags:
napoleon bonaparte