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The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 nominations total
Leon Alton
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Louis Borel
- Baron Morner
- (uncredited)
Sven Hugo Borg
- Aide
- (uncredited)
Peter Bourne
- Count Brahe
- (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaAlthough Marlon Brando didn't take his role seriously--despite every effort by director Henry Koster--"Desiree" outgrossed his other 1954 film, "On the Waterfront (1954)."
- GoofsNapoleon didn't conceive of the idea of attacking Italy. France had been fighting Austria in the War of the First Coalition since April 1792. France and Austria had armies facing each other in northern Italy. Napoleon was appointed to command the French army in Italy on March 1, 1794. he took command on the 26th and proceeded to inflict a series of defeats on the Austrian Army in the eastern Po River valley.
- Quotes
Count Brahe: You will enjoy life in Sweden, madame. Stockholm is called the Venice of the north.
Desiree Clary: [Shivering] I prefer the Venice of the south!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Biography: Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker (1995)
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Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've never seen a Brando film before. I've never seen a Napoleon film before. But after studying Napoleon in World history class and seeing Desiree, I've come to the conclusion the Brando must be a descendant of Napoleon or something. He IS Napoleon. I wasn't that interested when my grandmother suggested it, but I don't take things at face value. I check it out. True it's not incredibly accurate, historically speaking, though a lot of it is true and someone certainly did their research. If I recall my history class correctly someone once called Napoleon "The greatest Godless man alive." or something like that. But Brando IS Napoleon. No Question.
- TEENQUEEN1171987
- Aug 13, 2003
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- Also known as
- Desirée
- Filming locations
- Paris France(location shooting)
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- Budget
- $2,720,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
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- 2.55 : 1
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