Yikes, but this is a classy and vivacious adaptation of de Vilmorin's novel of just why marriage isn't (or shouldn't be) for everyone. It all starts when the comtesse "Louise" (Danielle Darrieux) has to sell some jewellery to settle debts of which her husband - a renowned general "André" (Charles Boyer) is unaware. Now this action sets in train a chain reaction that sees these earrings provide a conduit for a story…
It was her vanity that destroyed her.
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.
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Charles Boyer
Général André de...
Danielle Darrieux
Comtesse Louise de...
Vittorio De Sica
Baron Fabrizio Donati
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)
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What is The Earrings of Madame de... about?
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…
When was The Earrings of Madame de... released?
The Earrings of Madame de... was released in 1953.
What genres does The Earrings of Madame de... belong to?
The Earrings of Madame de... is categorised as Drama, Romance.
Who stars in The Earrings of Madame de...?
The cast of The Earrings of Madame de... includes Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica, Jean Debucourt, Jean Galland.