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Desirée (1954)

110 min  -  Biography | Drama | Romance   -  11 February 1955 (Belgium)
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The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.

Director:

Henry Koster
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Cast

Credited cast:
Marlon Brando ...
Jean Simmons ...
Merle Oberon ...
Michael Rennie ...
Cameron Mitchell Cameron Mitchell ...
Elizabeth Sellars Elizabeth Sellars ...
Julie, Desiree's sister
Charlotte Austin Charlotte Austin ...
Paulette Bonaparte
Cathleen Nesbitt Cathleen Nesbitt ...
Mme. Bonaparte
Evelyn Varden Evelyn Varden ...
Marie
Isobel Elsom Isobel Elsom ...
Mme. Clary, Desiree's mother
John Hoyt John Hoyt ...
Alan Napier Alan Napier ...
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mary Stewart Mary Stewart
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Storyline

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. Written by alfiehitchie  

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Belgium) See more »

Also Known As:

Désirée See more »

Box Office

Gross:

ITL 2,500,000 (Italy) (1970)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1
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Trivia

Director Henry Koster was an amateur Naopleon scholar, something that Darryl F. Zanuck did not know when he assigned him to the picture. See more »

Quotes

Count Brahe: You will enjoy life in Sweden, madame. Stockholm is called the Venice of the north.
Desiree Clary: [Shivering] I prefer the Venice of the south!
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Connections

Referenced in "The Munsters: Munster Masquerade (#1.1)" (1964) See more »