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Désirée

Name: Désirée
Genre: Drama, Romance, Historia
Released: 1954-11-16
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon, Michael Rennie, Cameron Mitchell

NR 1954 1 h 50 min

Drama Romance History

65%

Audience score53 votes on TMDB

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“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
Screenplay: Daniel Taradash
Music: Alex North
Status: Released
Release date: 16/11/1954
Original language: English