Mlle. Desiree
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Julie and Désirée Clary are courted by the brothers Joseph and Napoleon Bonaparte. Joseph marries Julie and Napoleon is affianced to Désirée. When Napoleon breaks the engagement and marries Joséphine de Beauharnais, Désirée becomes involved with General Bernadotte.
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Sacha Guitry
Napoléon 1er
Known for
The Story of a Cheat
Jean-Louis Barrault
Napoléon Bonaparte
Known for
Children of Paradise
That Night of Varennes
Aimé Clariond
Joseph Bonaparte
Known for
The Possessors
Boys' School
Jacques Varennes
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte / le Roi Charles XIV de Suède
Known for
Poison
Geneviève Guitry
Désirée Clary jeune femme / Désirée Clary, jeune fille
Also in
My Last Mistress
Pluck the Hen
Gaby Morlay
Désirée Clary épouse Bernadotte / la Reine Desideria de Suède
Known for
Le Plaisir
Lise Delamare
Joséphine de Beauharnais
Known for
Baxter
Lola Montès
Yvette Lebon
Julie Clary
Also in
Zouzou
Mr. Gregoire Runs Away
Jean Hervé
Talma
Also in
La Terre
The Late Mathias Pascal
Carlettina
Désirée Clary, enfant
Also in
L'Ange Gardien
Secrets
Jean Périer
Talleyrand
Also in
Let’s Go Up the Champs-Élysées
The Novel of Werther
Noël Roquevert
Fouché
Known for
The Restaurant
Diabolique
Sacha Guitry Director · Adolphe Borchard Composer Jean Bachelet Cinematographer
First release September 4, 1942 · Produced in France · Original title Le Destin fabuleux de Désirée Clary
Production
Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC)
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Le Destin fabuleux de Désirée Clary
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 4, 1942
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No release date listed for United States.
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