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