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Desirée (1954) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
110 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1954 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Henry Koster

Written By:
Annemarie Selinko
Daniel Taradash

Actors:
Marlon Brando ..... Napoleon Bonaparte
Jean Simmons ..... Desiree Clary
Merle Oberon ..... Empress Josephine
Michael Rennie ..... Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
Cameron Mitchell ..... Joseph Bonaparte
Elizabeth Sellars ..... Julie, Desiree's sister
Charlotte Austin ..... Paulette Bonaparte
Cathleen Nesbitt ..... Mme. Bonaparte
Evelyn Varden ..... Marie
Isobel Elsom ..... Mme. Clary, Desiree's mother
John Hoyt ..... Talleyrand
Alan Napier ..... Despreaux

Synopsis:

In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary (Jean Simmons), a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte (Marlon Brando), but winds up wedding Genaral Jean-Baptiste Berandotte (Michael Rennie), an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais (Merle Oberon), 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.

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.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 04 May, 2021.