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Désirée

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

6.6(52)19541h 50m4

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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Language
English
  • napoleon bonaparte

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Director

Henry Koster

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR16 Nov 1954
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU11 Feb 1955

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Désirée was released on 16 November 1954.

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    Wuchak

    10/13/2021

    7/10

    _**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 remarkab…

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