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The Pearls of the Crown (1937) More at IMDbPro »Les perles de la couronne (original title)

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Director:
Sacha Guitry
Writers:
Sacha Guitry (screenplay) and
Christian-Jaque (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
11 April 1938 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | History See more »
Plot:
Three narrators (French writer Jean Martin, an English royal equerry, and a papal chamberlain) tell the story of seven matched pearls... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
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User Reviews:
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Cast

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Jacqueline Delubac ... Françoise Martin / Mary Queen of Scots / Josephine
Sacha Guitry ... Jean Martin / François I / Barras / Napoleon III
Lyn Harding ... Equerry (English narrator) / Henry VIII
Renée Saint-Cyr ... Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne
Enrico Glori ... Chamberlain (Italian narrator)
Ermete Zacconi ... Pope Clement VII
Barbara Shaw ... Anne Boleyn
Marguerite Moreno ... Catherine de Medicis (1860) / Empress Eugenie (1914)

Arletty ... Queen of Abyssinia

Marcel Dalio ... Abyssinian Minister (as Dalio)
Claude Dauphin ... Italian in Abyssinia
Robert Seller ... Englishman in Abyssinia
Ponzio ... Singing worker
Andrews Engelmann ... The Robber (as Engelman)
Yvette Pienne ... Queen Mary Tudor / Queen Elizabeth I / Queen Victoria
Raimu ... Industrialist
Lisette Lanvin ... Femme du monde / Reine Victoria (jeune)
Pierre Juvenet ... L'expert
Henri Crémieux ... Auctioneer
Aimé Simon-Girard ... Henri IV
Germaine Aussey ... Gabrielle d'Estrées
Simone Renant ... Madame Du Barry
Damia ... Woman of the People
Di Mazzei ... Sans-coulotte

Jean-Louis Barrault ... Young Bonaparte (as J.L. Barrault)
Robert Pizani ... Talleyrand (as Pizani)
Émile Drain ... Napoleon I (1815)
Huguette Duflos ... Queen Hortense
Raymonde Allain ... Empress Eugenie (1865)
Violet Farebrother ... An Old Lady
Rosine Deréan ... Young girl / Catherine d'Aragon
Marie Leconte ... A Woman in Misery
Pierre Magnier ... An Old Lord
Cécile Sorel ... A Courtesan
Lilie Granval ... Soprano
Jean Coquelin ... An Old man
Gaston Dubosc ... A Grand Duke
Pauline Carton ... Femme du Chambre
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anaclara ... La négresse
Colette Borelli ... Mary Stuart (girl)
Julien Clément ... Le gigolo
Marfa d'Hervilly ... La vieille courtisane
Denis de Marney ... Darnley
Aline Debray
Dynalik ... Le petit rat
Georges Fels
Eugénie Fougère ... La vieille coquette
Gary Garland ... Une passagère sur le Normandie
Anthony Gildès ... Le vieil hongrois
Georges Grey ... Le jeune hongrois
Geneviève Guitry (as Geneviève de Saint Jean)
Lautner ... Le Titien
Oléo ... La petite poule
Jacqueline Pacaud ... Jane Seymour
Annie Rozanne
Léon Walther ... Anne de Montmorency
Laurence Atkins ... Madame Tallien / Madame d'Estampes (uncredited)
Jacques Berlioz ... Bit part (uncredited)
Humberto Catalano ... Spanelli (uncredited)
James Craven ... Hans Holbein (uncredited)
Derrick De Marney ... Darnley (uncredited)
Fred Duprez ... American (uncredited)
Romuald Joubé ... Clouet (uncredited)
Darling Légitimus ... (uncredited)
Percy Marmont ... Cardinal Wolsey (uncredited)
Paulette Élambert ... Catherine de Medicis (girl) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sacha Guitry 
 
Writing credits
Sacha Guitry (screenplay) (as L'Auteur) and
Christian-Jaque (screenplay)

Produced by
Serge Sandberg .... producer
 
Original Music by
Jean Françaix 
 
Cinematography by
Jules Kruger  (as J. Kruger)
 
Film 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
  • Cinéas (as une production Serge Sandberg)
DistributorsOther Companies
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Les perles de la couronne" - France (original title)
"Sacha Guitry's The Pearls of the Crown (Les perles de la couronne)" - USA (video box title)
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Runtime:
118 min | USA:105 min
Country:
France
Language:
French | English | Italian
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric)
Certification:
Finland:K-16
Filming Locations:
Paris Studios Cinéma, Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Company:
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3 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
A genuine pearl, 11 November 2009
Author: tentender from France

With only two comments on IMDb (and only one external review) I feel duty bound to chime in with a third to say that this is one of the perpetually delightful gems of cinema. A unique film: playful, fascinating, extravagant, hilarious, touching. Guitry is written off time and again as a mere purveyor of filmed theater, and it's true that he made many films -- about half of his output -- from stage plays, often long after their original stage productions. But once he got the cinema bug (he resisted for a very long time, only starting make films in middle age) he found that he was given a wonderful new toy, and continued to play with it for the rest of his days. The enormous cast, the huge number of extravagant sets, the lavish costumes, and the vivacious imagination with which all these are employed make of this charming film something to be treasured. I've seen it now four times -- I try to save it for moments when I really want something wonderful to savor. And let me not forget the beautiful and equally lavish musical score of Jean Francaix. The DVD is quite good, but you will of course have to have a region-free player -- and if you don't, why not? Available at this time only as one of the eight discs in a magnificent box set (with many extras) from Gaumont France, "Sacha Guitry: L'age d'or 1936-1938." It's well worth the price.

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