Désirée

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

Marlon Brando

Napoleon Bonaparte

Jean Simmons

Desiree Clary

Merle Oberon

Empress Josephine

Michael Rennie

Bernadotte

Cameron Mitchell

Joseph Bonaparte

Elizabeth Sellars

Julie

Charlotte Austin

Paulette Bonaparte

Cathleen Nesbitt

Mme. Bonaparte

Evelyn Varden

Marie

Isobel Elsom

Mme. Clary

John Hoyt

Talleyrand

Alan Napier

Despreaux

Leon Alton

Party Guest (uncredited)

Louis Borel

Baron Morner (uncredited)

Richard Deacon

Etienne Clary

Edith Evanson

Queen Hedwig

Bess Flowers

Attendant Holding Baby at Palace Ball

Carolyn Jones

Mme. Tallien

Nicolas Koster

Oscar

Dorothy Neumann

Queen Sofia