Desirée (1954)
| Release Date | 16 November 1954 |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Cypress Point, Pebble Beach, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 4-Track Stereo |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Romantic Drama, Historical Epic |
| Niche Genre | Historical Film |
| Themes | Rise and Fall Stories, Unrequited Love |
| Tones | Passionate, Lavish, Atmospheric, Elegant |
| Tags | Emperor, Love, Marriage Arranged, Power, Unrequited |
Désirée is a 1954 historical film biography made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Henry Koster and produced by Julian Blaustein from a screenplay by Daniel Taradash, based on the best-selling novel Désirée by Annemarie Selinko. The music score was by Alex North and the cinematography by Milton R. Krasner. The film was made in CinemaScope.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Louis Borel
Baron Morner
Sven Hugo Borg
Aide
Peter Bourne
Count Brahe
George Brand
Servant
Harry Carter
Coachman
Larry Crane
Louis Bonaparte
Florence Dublin
Eliza Bonaparte
Richard Garrick
Count Regnaud
Chief Leonard George
Pope Pius VII
Jack George
Piano Teacher
Sam Gilman
Fouche
A. Cameron Grant
Montel
Kenner G. Kemp
Josephine's Escort
Colin Kenny
Gen. Becker
Nicolas Koster
Oscar, Desiree's son
Kay E. Kuter
Lackey
David Leonard
Barras
Judy Lester
Caroline Bonaparte
Jack Mather
Sergeant
Dorothy Neumann
Queen Sofia
Siw Paulsson
Princess Sofia
Joe Ploski
Villager Holding Child
Violet Rensing
Marie Louise
Bert Stevens
Man at Chaumiers
Richard Van Cleemput
Lucien Bonaparte
Director
Producer
Annemarie Selinko
book
Daniel Taradash
writer
Julian Blaustein
producer
Original Music
Alex North
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Cinematographer
Milton R. Krasner
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Editor
William Reynolds
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Art Director
Leland Fuller
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Set Decorator
Paul S. Fox
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Walter M. Scott
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Costume Designer
René Hubert
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Makeup Department
Helen Turpin
hair stylist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Eckhardt
assistant director
Sound Department
Alfred Bruzlin
sound
Roger Heman Sr.
sound
John Speak
boom operator
Special Effects
Ray Kellogg
special photographic effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Bobby Greene
second assistant camera
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sam Benson
wardrobe supervisor
Other Crew
Stephen Papich
choreographer
Production Company
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Fox Video
Kinowelt Home Entertainment
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