Désirée
"The life...the women...the conquests of Napoleon!"
Details
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.
Cast & Crew
- Cast:Marlon Brando , Jean Simmons , Merle Oberon , Michael Rennie , Cameron Mitchell , Elizabeth Sellars , Charlotte Austin , Cathleen Nesbitt
- Director: Henry Koster
