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