Overview
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 joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais, a worldly courtesan marries Napoleon and becomes Empress of France, but is then cast aside by her spouse when she proves unable to produce an heir to the throne.
Cast
Napoleon Bonaparte
Desiree Clary
Empress Josephine
Bernadotte
Joseph Bonaparte
Julie
Paulette Bonaparte
Mme. Bonaparte
Marie
Mme. Clary
Talleyrand
Despreaux