Désirée
“The life...the women...the conquests of Napoleon!”
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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Cast
65 people
Marlon Brando
Napoleon Bonaparte
Known for
The Godfather
Apocalypse Now
Jean Simmons
Desiree Clary
Known for
Spartacus
North and South
Merle Oberon
Empress Josephine
Known for
Wuthering Heights
The Lodger
Michael Rennie
Bernadotte
Known for
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Lost World
Cameron Mitchell
Joseph Bonaparte
Known for
Blood and Black Lace
The Toolbox Murders
Elizabeth Sellars
Julie
Known for
The Barefoot Contessa
The Mummy's Shroud
Charlotte Austin
Paulette Bonaparte
Known for
Daddy Long Legs
Cathleen Nesbitt
Mme. Bonaparte
Known for
An Affair to Remember
The Parent Trap
Evelyn Varden
Marie
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
The Bad Seed
Isobel Elsom
Mme. Clary
Known for
My Fair Lady
Monsieur Verdoux
John Hoyt
Talleyrand
Known for
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Attack of the Puppet People
Alan Napier
Despreaux
Known for
Batman
The Sword in the Stone
Henry Koster Director · Daniel Taradash Writer Annemarie Selinko Author
Worldwide gross $4.5M · Budget $2.7M · United States release November 16, 1954
Box office
Budget
$2,720,000
Worldwide gross
$4,500,000
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Swedish
Release dates
United States · November 16, 1954
Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 11, 1955 · Theatrical
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