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