Film
Désirée
1954· NR· 1h 50m· Drama· Romance
“The life...the women...the conquests of Napoleon!”
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.
1954-11-16
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DirectorHenry Koster
WriterDaniel Taradash
ProducerJulian Blaustein
Director of PhotographyMilton Krasner
Original Music ComposerAlex North
EditorWilliam Reynolds
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 9 crew)
Details
Released1954-11-16
Runtime1h 50m · NR
StatusReleased
Studios20th Century Fox
LanguagesEnglish · Swedish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.6/10 · 51 votes
Original languageen
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