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Talky Napoleonic drama with Brando, Jean Simmons and Michael Rennie
From 1794-1815, the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte (Marlon Brando) is chronicled through the eyes of Désirée Clary (Jean Simmons), a young millinery clerk from Marseilles, who is initially infatuated with the future emperor of France, but winds up marrying one of his top generals, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte (Michael Rennie), who remarkably becomes Crown Prince of Sweden and potentially allied with the very forces that oppose Napoleon.
Based on Annemarie Selinkos hit 1951 novel, Désirée (1954) is a costume drama concentrating on the historical love triangle and behind-the-scenes politics. Dont expect any flashes of action, like in Brandos The Young Lions (...