Synopsis
In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral 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 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
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