Désirée
1954 film by Henry Koster
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Summary
Désirée is a film[1]. Désirée ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,612 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Henry Koster[3]
- Screenwriter: Daniel Taradash[4]
- Composer: Alex North[5]
- Genre: biographical film[6], drama film[7], romance film[8]
- Based on: Desirée[9]
- Cast member: Marlon Brando[10], Jean Simmons[11], Merle Oberon[12], Michael Rennie[13], Cameron Mitchell[14], Cathleen Nesbitt[15], Isobel Elsom[16], Alan Napier[17], Richard Deacon[18], Edith Evanson[19], Carolyn Jones[20], Kay E. Kuter[21], Elizabeth Sellars[22], Evelyn Varden[23]
- Producer: Julian Blaustein[24]
- Production company: 20th Century Studios[25]
- Director of photography: Milton Krasner[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
- Commons category: Désirée (film)[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Color: color[30]
- Country of origin: United States[31]
- Publication date: January 1, 1954[32]
- Characters: Napoleon[33], Désirée Clary[34], Joséphine de Beauharnais[35], Charles XIV John of Sweden[36], Joseph Bonaparte[37], Julie Clary[38], Pauline Bonaparte[39], Maria-Letizia Bonaparte[40], Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord[41], Oscar I of Sweden[42], Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp[43], Thérésa Tallien[44], Joseph Fouché[45], Louis Bonaparte[46]
- Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[47]
- Narrative location: Paris[48]
- Film editor: William H. Reynolds[49]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[50], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[51]
- Title: Désirée[52]
- After a work by: Annemarie Selinko[53]
- Duration: 110 minutes[54]
- NMHH film rating: Category III[55]
- Set in period: 19th century[56], Napoleonic Wars[57]
Why It Matters
Désirée has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Désirée is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]