Story
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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Cast
Marlon Brando as Napoleon BonaparteJean Simmons as Desiree ClaryMerle Oberon as Empress JosephineMichael Rennie as BernadotteCameron Mitchell as Joseph BonaparteElizabeth Sellars as JulieCharlotte Austin as Paulette BonaparteCathleen Nesbitt as Mme. BonaparteEvelyn Varden as MarieIsobel Elsom as Mme. Clary
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