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