Désirée

Directed by Henry Koster
1955    1h 50m    Not Rated
Drama, Romance, Biography,
6.420%68%
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In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte but winds up wedding General Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Joséphine de 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.
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Cast of Désirée
  • Marlon BrandoNapoleon Bonaparte
  • Jean SimmonsDesiree Clary
  • Merle OberonEmpress Josephine
  • Michael RennieBernadotte
  • Cameron MitchellJoseph Bonaparte
  • Elizabeth SellarsJulie
  • Charlotte AustinPaulette Bonaparte
  • Cathleen NesbittMme. Bonaparte
  • Evelyn VardenMarie
  • Isobel ElsomMme. Clary
  • John HoytTalleyrand
  • Alan NapierDespreaux
  • Richard DeaconEtienne Clary
  • Edith EvansonQueen Hedwig
  • Dorothy NeumannQueen Sofia
  • Carolyn JonesMme. Tallien
  • Bess FlowersAttendant Holding Baby at Palace Ball
  • Gene RothVon Essen
  • Nicolas KosterOscar
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