Directed by:
Henry KosterScreenplay:
Daniel TaradashCinematography:
Milton KrasnerComposer:
Alex NorthCast:
Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon, Michael Rennie, Cameron Mitchell, Elizabeth Sellars, Charlotte Austin, Evelyn Varden, John Hoyt, Alan Napier (more)Plots(1)
In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary (Jean Simmons), a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte (Marlon Brando), but winds up wedding Genaral Jean-Baptiste Berandotte (Michael Rennie), an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais (Merle Oberon), 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. (official distributor synopsis)
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Marlon Brando
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Jean Simmons
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Merle Oberon
India
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Michael Rennie
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Cameron Mitchell
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Elizabeth Sellars
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Charlotte Austin
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John Hoyt
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Bert Stevens
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Joe Ploski
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