Désirée

Synopsis

In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral 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.

Main Cast

Marlon Brando

Napoleon Bonaparte

Age : 80 | Popularity : 46%

Jean Simmons

Desiree Clary

Age : 80 | Popularity : 14%

Merle Oberon

Empress Josephine

Age : 68 | Popularity : 6%

Michael Rennie

Bernadotte

Age : 61 | Popularity : 12%

Cameron Mitchell

Joseph Bonaparte

Age : 75 | Popularity : 19%

Elizabeth Sellars

Julie

Age : 98 | Popularity : 4%

Charlotte Austin

Paulette Bonaparte

Age : 90 | Popularity : 3%

Cathleen Nesbitt

Mme. Bonaparte

Age : 93 | Popularity : 8%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Daniel Taradash
	Book	Annemarie Selinko
Directing	Director	Henry Koster
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	René Hubert
Camera	Second Assistant Camera	Bobby Greene
Department	Role	Name

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