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