Désirée

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.

Genre:

Drama, Romance, History

Duration:

110 min

Cast:

Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon

Quality:

HD

Director:

Henry Koster

Release:

1954

Country:

United States

Rating:

6.5