Désirée

Name: Désirée
Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon, Michael Rennie, Cameron Mitchell

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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 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.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Henry KosterWriter: Daniel TaradashProducer: Julian Blaustein

Marlon Brando

as Napoleon Bonaparte

Jean Simmons

as Desiree Clary

Merle Oberon

as Empress Josephine

Michael Rennie

as Bernadotte

Cameron Mitchell

as Joseph Bonaparte

Elizabeth Sellars

as Julie

Charlotte Austin

as Paulette Bonaparte

Cathleen Nesbitt

as Mme. Bonaparte

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