Désirée (1954)
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1954-11-16
- Runtime:
- 110 min
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance
- Director:
- Henry Koster
- Top cast:
- Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon, Michael Rennie, Cameron Mitchell, Elizabeth Sellars
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 6.6/10 from 51 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 6.1/10