Marlon Brando
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Box office. $9,000,000. Désirée is a 1954 American historical romance film directed by Henry Koster and produced by Julian Blaustein from a screenplay by Daniel Taradash, based on the best-selling novel Désirée by Annemarie Selinko. The music score was by Alex North and the cinematography by Milton R. Krasner. The film was made in CinemaScope .
Désirée: Directed by Henry Koster. With Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon, Michael Rennie. The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Henry Koster
- 1955-02-11
Desiree Clary (Jean Simmons) has met the love of her life, and his name is Napoleon Bonaparte (Marlon Brando). But their love is a difficult one, as Napoleon's rise through the military ranks ...
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- Marlon Brando
- Henry Koster
- History, Drama
Désirée (1954) was a film that Marlon Brando was literally forced to make. Under contract to 20th Century-Fox, Brando had been assigned to The Egyptian (1954) in the role of Dr. Sinuhe (which eventually went to Edmund Purdom), but he walked out and went back to New York. Fox took him to court and sued him for $2 million.
- Henry Koster
- Marlon Brando
Désirée (1954) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. ... Oscars Cannes Film Festival Asian Pacific American Heritage ...
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Despite fine performances by Brando, Oberon, and Rennie, Desiree is first and foremost Jean Simmons film. Desiree got two Oscar nominations for Costume Design and Art&Set Design for a color film. It came up short though at the Oscar sweepstakes. Still it's a fairly accurate portrayal of the historical events. 7/10.
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 ...
- 110 min
