Désirée

(1954)

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| Film | USA | Biography, Drama, History |
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| Stars: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon | Director: Henry Koster

Fictionalised biopic of one of Napoleon’s mistresses

Cast

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Marlon Brando
Napoleon Bonaparte
Jean Simmons, British actress, wears a lacy top and a pearl necklace as she poses for a 1950s publicity photo
Désirée Clary
Publicity photo featuring the elegant Anglo-Indian actress, Merle Oberon
Empress Josephine
Photography of Michael Rennie, British actor, wearing a jacket and tie
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
Cameron Mitchell
Joseph Bonaparte
Elizabeth Sellars
Julie – Désirée’s Sister
Charlotte Austin
Paulette Bonaparte
Cathleen Nesbitt
Mme Bonaparte
Evelyn Varden
Marie
Isobel Elsom
Mme Clary – Désirée’s Mother
John Hoyt
Talleyrand
Alan Napier
Despreaux
Mary Stewart
Minor Role
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Pictures

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Marlon Brando (as Napoleon Bonaparte) and Jean Simmons (as Desiree Clary) in a DVD cover of Desiree (1954) (1)

Production

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Henry Koster
Director
Julian Blaustein
Producer
Daniel Taradash
Writer
Annemarie Selinko
Writer (book)

Companies

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Company
Distribution company