The Queen's Necklace (French: L'affaire du collier de la reine) is a 1946 French historical drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Viviane Romance, Maurice Escande and Jacques Dacqmine.[1] The film portrays the Affair of the Diamond Necklace which damaged the reputation of the French queen Marie Antionette during the 1780s.
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| Directed by | Marcel L'Herbier |
| Written by | Frantz Funck-Brentano Charles Spaak |
| Starring | Viviane Romance Maurice Escande Jacques Dacqmine |
| Cinematography | Roger Hubert |
| Edited by | Émilienne Nelissen |
| Music by | Maurice Thiriet |
Production company | Île de France Film |
| Distributed by | Consortium du Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios and on location at the Palace of Versailles. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy.
Cast edit
- Viviane Romance as Jeanne de la Motte
- Maurice Escande as Cardinal de Rohan
- Jacques Dacqmine as Rétaux de Villette
- Michel Salina as Comte de la Motte
- Jean Hébey as King Louis XVI
- Marion Dorian as Marie Antoinette
- Pierre Dux as Cagliostro
- Jean-Louis Allibert as Camille Desmoulins
- Pierre Bertin as Abbé Loth
- Palau as Boehmer
- Pierre Magnier as Procureur Joly de Fleury
- Paul Amiot as Maître Doillot, l'avocat de Jeanne
- Marcel Delaître as Maître Target, l'avocat de Rohan
- Hélène Bellanger as Duchess of Polignac
- Florence Lynn as Princesse de Lamballe
- Robert Dartois as Monsieur de Soubise
- Saint-Pol as Bijoutier Bassange
- André Philip as Deschamps
- André Varennes as Premier président d'Aligre
- Marcel Vibert as Avocat général Séguier
- André Wasley as Pierre André de Suffren
- Marcel Lagrange as Duc de Villeroi
- Monique Cassin as Nicole, la fille Oliva
- Luc Andrieux as Un geôlier
- Jacques Berlioz
- Chukry-Bey
- Jacques François as Comte d'Artois
- Lucas Gridoux as Un membre du Parlement
- Pierre Labry as Hubert
- Philippe Lemaire
- Johnny Marchand
- Jean-Pierre Mocky as Un page de la reine
- Jean Morel as M. de Breteuil
- Paul Ménager
- Philippe Olive as Maître Breton
- Georges Paulais as Un huissier
- Marcel Rouzé
- Roger Vincent as Un abbé de cour
- Yvonne Yma as La femme Hubert
References edit
- ^ Klossner p.12
Bibliography edit
- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland, 2002.
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