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Les perles de la couronne

Les perles de la couronne

1937Movie⏱️ 1h 45m
ComedyHistory
6.9
IMDB Rating
669 votes

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...

Director
N/A
Writers
Sacha Guitry, Christian-Jaque
Stars
Jacqueline Delubac, Sacha Guitry, Lyn Harding
Release Date
April 11, 1938
Language
French, English, Italian
Country
France
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Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 12
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jacqueline Delubac
Jacqueline Delubac
as Françoise Martin
Sacha Guitry
Sacha Guitry
as Jean Martin
Lyn Harding
Lyn Harding
as L'officier du roi (English narrator)
Renée Saint-Cyr
Renée Saint-Cyr
as Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne
Enrico Glori
Enrico Glori
as La camérier du pape (Italian narrator)
Ermete Zacconi
Ermete Zacconi
as Le pape Clement VII
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Barbara Shaw
as Anne de Boleyn
Marguerite Moreno
Marguerite Moreno
as Catherine de Medicis (1860)
Arletty
Arletty
as La reine d'Abyssinie
Marcel Dalio
Marcel Dalio
as Le ministre d'Abyssinie

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Abbaye de Royaumont, Asnières-sur-Oise, Val d'Oise, France
Production
Cinéas

🏷️ Keywords

anthology filmomnibus filmportmanteau filmcollection of short filmsfrance

🎯 Categories

FrenchComedyHistory

⭐ Featured Review

Challenging but exquisite
by Sir-Final_Thoughts-No_Review2023-01-16
8/10

"In the end, The Pearls Of the Crown is about political gains and advantage, royalty and succession, love and heartbreak, and life and death; with the main story that connects all the dots being the origin of the seven pearls. Basically four of the pearls rest on the English Crown, and a writer recounts to his wife how there were originally seven pearls, all of identical shape, color and weight, but 3 of them are considered missing and to understand the value and importance of these pearls a history lesson is in order. In the meantime, representatives from France and Italy are also interested ..."

💡 Did You Know?

The film's American debut took place at the Filmarte theatre in New York on 11 April 1938. (New York Sun, 11 April 1938)

📖 Synopsis

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...