Désirée

Désirée

1954 · 110 min · EN · NR · 6.6 (36 votes)
Dir. Henry Koster · Starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon, Michael Rennie, Cameron Mitchell, Elizabeth Sellars · Music Alex North

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

DramaRomance

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.

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A grand, romantic sweep across historical upheaval. Feel the weight of destiny and the pangs of lost love amidst opulent costumes and dramatic pronouncements. It's a classic tale of ambition and romance on a grand scale.

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