Movie · 1954

Désirée

The life...the women...the conquests of Napoleon!

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Sweeping period romance Historical drama Doomed romance Political intrigue Romantic rivalry Ambition and betrayal

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Release
1954
Runtime
110 min

Synopsis

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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