Drama Romance

Désirée (1954)

Name: Désirée
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1954-11-16
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon, Michael Rennie, Cameron Mitchell

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

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1h 50m English Released

Director: Henry 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.