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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.
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Marlon BrandoNapoleon Bonaparte
Jean SimmonsDesiree Clary
Merle OberonEmpress Josephine
Michael RennieBernadotte
Cameron MitchellJoseph Bonaparte
Elizabeth SellarsJulie
Charlotte AustinPaulette Bonaparte
Cathleen NesbittMme. Bonaparte
Evelyn VardenMarie
Isobel ElsomMme. Clary
John HoytTalleyrand
Alan NapierDespreaux
Louis BorelBaron Morner (uncredited)| Platform | Score | Points |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb4,026 votes | 6.3 | 6 pts |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 20% | 3 pts |
| Metacritic | not available | skipped |
| Letterboxd | not available | skipped |
Scores from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes. Updated weekly.
4,026 votes across 2 platformsDésirée (1954) has a Lantern Score of 4.4, from IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 20%.