The Pearls of the Crown (1937)
Les perles de la couronne (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 58min
- Comedy, History
- 11 Apr 1938 (USA)
- Movie
Three narrators (French writer Jean Martin, an English royal equerry, and a papal chamberlain) tell the story of seven matched pearls, four of them now in the British Crown. Episodes whirl us from Pope Clement VII to Mary Queen of Scots,...
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| Jacqueline Delubac | ... |
Françoise Martin / Marie Stuart / Joséphine de Beauharnais
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| Sacha Guitry | ... |
Jean Martin / François Ier / Barras / Napoléon III
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| Lyn Harding | ... |
L'officier du roi (English narrator) / Le roi Henry VIII
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| Renée Saint-Cyr | ... |
Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne
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| Enrico Glori | ... |
La camérier du pape (Italian narrator)
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| Ermete Zacconi | ... |
Le pape Clement VII
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Barbara Shaw | ... |
Anne de Boleyn
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| Marguerite Moreno | ... |
Catherine de Medicis (1860) / L'impératrice Eugénie âgée (1914)
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| Arletty | ... |
La reine d'Abyssinie
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| Marcel Dalio | ... |
Le ministre d'Abyssinie
(as Dalio)
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| Claude Dauphin | ... |
Le prisonnier italien en Abyssinie
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Robert Seller | ... |
Le prisonnier français en Abyssinie
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Ponzio | ... |
Un ouvrier chantant
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| Andrews Engelmann | ... |
James - le voleur
(as Engelman)
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Yvette Pienne | ... |
La reine Marie Tudor / La reine Elizabeth I / La reine Victoria âgée
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| Raimu | ... |
L'industriel du midi
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| Lisette Lanvin | ... |
La petite femme / La reine Victoria jeune
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Pierre Juvenet | ... |
L'expert
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| Henri Crémieux | ... |
Le commissaire-priseur
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| Aimé Simon-Girard | ... |
Le roi Henry IV
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| Germaine Aussey | ... |
Gabrielle d'Estrées
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| Simone Renant | ... |
Madame Du Barry
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| Damia | ... |
Une femme du peuple
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Di Mazzei | ... |
Un sans-culotte
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| Jean-Louis Barrault | ... |
Bonaparte jeune
(as J.L. Barrault)
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| Robert Pizani | ... |
Monsieur de Talleyrand
(as Pizani)
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Émile Drain | ... |
L'empereur Napoléon Ier (1815)
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| Huguette Duflos | ... |
La reine Hortense
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Raymonde Allain | ... |
L'impératrice Eugénie (1865)
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| Violet Farebrother | ... |
Une vieille lady
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| Rosine Deréan | ... |
La jeune fille / Catherine d'Aragon
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Marie Leconte | ... |
La femme éplorée
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| Pierre Magnier | ... |
Le vieux seigneur français
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| Cécile Sorel | ... |
La Française du Grand Siècle
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Lilie Granval | ... |
La soprano
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Jean Coquelin | ... |
Le vieux bourgeois
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| Gaston Dubosc | ... |
Le grand-duc
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| Pauline Carton | ... |
Une femme de chambre
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Anaclara | ... |
La négresse
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Colette Borelli | ... |
Marie Stuart enfant
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Julien Clément | ... |
Le gigolo
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| Marfa d'Hervilly | ... |
La vieille courtisane
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Denis de Marney | ... |
Darnley
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Aline Debray |
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Dynalik | ... |
Le petit rat
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Georges Fels |
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Eugénie Fougère | ... |
La vieille coquette
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Gary Garland | ... |
Une passagère sur le Normandie
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Anthony Gildès | ... |
Le vieil Hongrois
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| Georges Grey | ... |
Le jeune Hongrois
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Geneviève Guitry | ... |
(as Geneviève de Saint Jean)
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Lautner | ... |
Le Titien
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Oléo | ... |
La petite poule
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Jacqueline Pacaud | ... |
Jane Seymour
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Annie Rozanne |
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Léon Walther | ... |
Le connétable Anne de Montmorency
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Laurence Atkins | ... |
Madame Tallien / Madame d'Etampes (uncredited)
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| Jacques Berlioz | ... |
Bit part (uncredited)
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Humberto Catalano | ... |
Spanelli (uncredited)
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James Craven | ... |
Hans Holbein (uncredited)
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| Derrick De Marney | ... |
Darnley (uncredited)
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Fred Duprez | ... |
American (uncredited)
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| Romuald Joubé | ... |
Clouet (uncredited)
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| Darling Légitimus | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Percy Marmont | ... |
Le cardinal Wolsey (uncredited)
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Maurice Nasil | ... |
Un marchand persan (uncredited)
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Paulette Élambert | ... |
Catherine de Medicis enfant (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Christian-Jaque | ||
| Sacha Guitry | ||
Written by
| Sacha Guitry | ... | (screenplay) (as L'Auteur) and |
| Christian-Jaque | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Serge Sandberg | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jean Françaix | ||
Cinematography by
| Jules Kruger | ... | (as J. Kruger) |
Editing by
| William Barache | ... | (as W. Barache) |
| Myriam Borsoutsky | ... | (as Myriam) |
Art Direction by
| Jean Perrier | ||
Costume Design by
| Georges K. Benda | ... | (as G.K. Benda) |
Production Management
| François Carron | ... | unit manager (as F. Caron) |
| Serge Sandberg | ... | production manager |
| René Montis | ... | assistant unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Marc Fossard | ... | assistant director |
| Guy Lacourt | ... | assistant director |
| Jeanne Étiévant | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Marcel Courmes | ... | sound recordist (as M. Courmes) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Marc Fossard | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
| Georges Derveaux | ... | conductor (as M. Derveaux) |
| Orchestre Pasdeloup | ... | orchestra |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Films Sonores Tobis (1937) (France) (theatrical)
- Orbis-Filmverleih (1937) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Sound City Films (1937) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Lenauer International Films (1938) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- British Independent Exhibitors' Distributors (1938) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Gaumont Vidéo (2007) (France) (DVD) (box-set)
- Interama Video Classics (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Studiocanal Vidéo (1992) (France) (VHS)
- The Criterion Collection (2010) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Muelle (costumes)
- Garnier (costumes)
- Western Electric (sound recording)
- Paris Studio Cinéma, Boulogne-Billancourt (sound recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Three narrators (French writer Jean Martin, an English royal equerry, and a papal chamberlain) tell the story of seven matched pearls, four of them now in the British Crown. Episodes whirl us from Pope Clement VII to Mary Queen of Scots, from whom the pearls are stolen while she's occupied with the headsman. Historic events are seasoned with sly, satiric humor, and famous beauties are portrayed by stunning actresses. Then the narrators meet, and decide to try tracing the three unrecovered pearls from 1587 to the present...
Written by Rod Crawford |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film's American debut took place at the Filmarte theatre in New York on 11 April 1938. (New York Sun, 11 April 1938) See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Sacha Guitry (1965). See more » |