Désirée

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Désirée (1954)

NR 11/16/1954 (US) Drama, Romance 1h 50m

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The life...the women...the conquests of Napoleon!

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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.

Henry Koster

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Daniel Taradash

Writer

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Marlon Brando

Napoleon Bonaparte
Jean Simmons

Desiree Clary
Merle Oberon

Empress Josephine
Michael Rennie

Bernadotte
Cameron Mitchell

Joseph Bonaparte
Elizabeth Sellars

Julie
Charlotte Austin

Paulette Bonaparte
Cathleen Nesbitt

Mme. Bonaparte
Evelyn Varden

Marie
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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on October 13, 2021

Talky Napoleonic drama with Brando, Jean Simmons and Michael Rennie

From 1794-1815, the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte (Marlon Brando) is chronicled through the eyes of Désirée Clary (Jean Simmons), a young millinery clerk from Marseilles, who is initially infatuated with the future emperor of France, but winds up marrying one of his top generals, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte (Michael Rennie), who remarkably becomes Crown Prince of Sweden and potentially allied with the very forces that oppose Napoleon.

Based on Annemarie Selinko’s hit 1951 novel, “Désirée” (1954) is a costume... read the rest.

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