Summary
In late 19th century France, the Countess Louise, wife of a wealthy general, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off her secret debts, then claims to have lost them. Her husband quickly learns of the deceit, which is the beginning of many tragic misunderstandings, all involving the earrings, the general, the countess, and her new lover, the Italian Baron Donati.
Details
Release Date: September 16, 1953
Runtime: 105 minutes
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original Language: FR
Rating: ⭐ 7.5/10 (241 votes)
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Cast
Charles Boyer
Général André de...
Danielle Darrieux
Comtesse Louise de...
Jean Debucourt
Monsieur Rémy
Jean Galland
Monsieur de Bernac
Mireille Perrey
La Nourrice
Paul Azaïs
Le premier cocher
Jacques Josselin
Hubert Noël
Henri de Maleville
Lia Di Leo
Lola
Gérard Buhr
Le douanier (uncredited)
Jean Toulout
Le doyen du corps diplomatique (uncredited)
Madeleine Barbulée
Une amie de Madame de... (uncredited)
Charles Bayard
Un convive (uncredited)
Jacques Beauvais
Un majordome (uncredited)
Jean Degrave
Le clubman (uncredited)
Claire Duhamel
La demoiselle de compagnie (uncredited)
Guy Favières
Julien (uncredited)
Émile Genevois
Un soldat (uncredited)
Franck Maurice
Un témoin (uncredited)
Daniel Mendaille
Un passant (uncredited)
Albert Michel
Le second cocher du baron (uncredited)
Robert Moor
Un diplomate (uncredited)
Georges Paulais
Le premier témoin du duel (uncredited)
Colette Régis
La vendeuse de cierges (uncredited)
Germaine Stainval
L'ambassadrice (uncredited)
Roger Vincent
Le second témoin du duel (uncredited)
Georges Vitray
Le vieux reporter (uncredited)
Léon Walther
L'administrateur (uncredited)