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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.
Theatrical
Nov 16, 1954
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Cast
Full credits →M
Marlon Brando
Napoleon Bonaparte
J
Jean Simmons
Desiree Clary
M
Merle Oberon
Empress Josephine
M
Michael Rennie
Bernadotte
C
Cameron Mitchell
Joseph Bonaparte
E
Elizabeth Sellars
Julie
C
Charlotte Austin
Paulette Bonaparte
C
Cathleen Nesbitt
Mme. Bonaparte
E
Evelyn Varden
Marie
I
Isobel Elsom
Mme. Clary
J
John Hoyt
Talleyrand
A
Alan Napier
Despreaux
L
Leon Alton
Party Guest (uncredited)
L
Louis Borel
Baron Morner (uncredited)
R
Richard Deacon
Etienne Clary
E
Edith Evanson
Queen Hedwig
B
Bess Flowers
Attendant Holding Baby at Palace Ball
C
Carolyn Jones
Mme. Tallien
N
Nicolas Koster
Oscar
D
Dorothy Neumann
Queen Sofia
