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.
Director Henry Koster
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Cast
Kenner G. Kemp
Josephine's Escort (uncredited)
George Calliga
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mary Stewart
Party Guest (uncredited)
Evelyn Varden
Marie
Michael Rennie
Bernadotte
Jack Mather
Sergeant (uncredited)
Cameron Mitchell
Joseph Bonaparte
Elizabeth Sellars
Julie
Gene Roth
Von Essen
Merle Oberon
Empress Josephine
Cathleen Nesbitt
Mme. Bonaparte
Richard Deacon
Etienne Clary
Marlon Brando
Napoleon Bonaparte
Marina Koshetz
Singer (uncredited)
Kay E. Kuter
Lackey (uncredited)
John Hoyt
Talleyrand
Dorothy Neumann
Queen Sofia
Louis Borel
Baron Morner (uncredited)
Carolyn Jones
Mme. Tallien
Lester Matthews
Caulaincourt (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Servant (uncredited)
Charlotte Austin
Paulette Bonaparte
Peter Bourne
Count Brahe (uncredited)
Isobel Elsom
Mme. Clary
Alan Napier
Despreaux
Sam Gilman
Fouche (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
General Becker (uncredited)
Violet Rensing
Marie Louise (uncredited)
Jean Simmons
Desiree Clary
Edith Evanson
Queen Hedwig
Bess Flowers
Attendant Holding Baby at Palace Ball
Harry Carter
Coachman (uncredited)
Richard Garrick
Count Regnaud (uncredited)
Ted Mapes
Court Member (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Party Guest (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Council Member (uncredited)
Sven Hugo Borg
Aide (uncredited)