Désirée
Désirée
Release: 1954-11-16
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 6.6
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
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Cast
John Hoyt
as Talleyrand
Lester Matthews
as Caulaincourt (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
as Servant (uncredited)
Merle Oberon
as Empress Josephine
Cathleen Nesbitt
as Mme. Bonaparte
Colin Kenny
as General Becker (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
as Josephine's Escort (uncredited)
Charlotte Austin
as Paulette Bonaparte
Edith Evanson
as Queen Hedwig
Dorothy Neumann
as Queen Sofia
Bert Stevens
as Man at Chaumiers (uncredited)
Jean Simmons
as Desiree Clary
Isobel Elsom
as Mme. Clary
Richard Deacon
as Etienne Clary
Bess Flowers
as Attendant Holding Baby at Palace Ball
Richard Garrick
as Count Regnaud (uncredited)
Sam Gilman
as Fouche (uncredited)
Mary Stewart
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Harry Carter
as Coachman (uncredited)
Sven Hugo Borg
as Aide (uncredited)
George Calliga
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Marlon Brando
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Cameron Mitchell
as Joseph Bonaparte
Louis Borel
as Baron Morner (uncredited)
Carolyn Jones
as Mme. Tallien
Elizabeth Sellars
as Julie
Alan Napier
as Despreaux
Gene Roth
as Von Essen
Marina Koshetz
as Singer (uncredited)
Jack Mather
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Violet Rensing
as Marie Louise (uncredited)
Michael Rennie
as Bernadotte
Evelyn Varden
as Marie
Arthur Tovey
as Council Member (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
as Party Guest (uncredited)
