Désirée

film by Koster [1954]

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  • The Bishop's Wife
    In Henry Koster: The 1950s

    But Koster’s next costume drama, Désirée (1954), was less successful. The lavish production, which largely eschewed historical accuracy, featured Marlon Brando as Napoleon, Jean Simmons as his seamstress lover Désirée, and Merle Oberon as his wife, Josephine. A Man Called Peter (1955) was better, a stately biopic about

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