DΓ©sirΓ©e goes on to marry one of napoleon's marshals and, through a surprising turn of fate, eventually becomes the queen of sweden, forever holding a unique place in the heart of one of history's Directed by henry koster. With marlon brando, jean simmons, merle oberon, michael rennie.

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 Ò€¦ DΓ©sirΓ©e begs napoleon to leave the army and join her brother in business, but he scoffs at the idea and instead proposes marriage. DΓ©sirΓ©e accepts and lends napoleon the money to return to paris.