The Earrings of Madame de...

The Earrings of Madame de...

105 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 16, 1953

In France of the late 19th century, the wife of a wealthy general, the Countess Louise, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off debts; she 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, & her new lover, the Italian Baron Donati.

The Earrings of Madame de...

105 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 16, 1953

The Earrings of Madame de...
In France of the late 19th century, the wife of a wealthy general, the Countess Louise, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off debts; she 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, & her new lover, the Italian Baron Donati.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Rizzoli Films, Franco London Films, Indusfilms
Original title Madame de…
Directors Alain Jessua, Max Ophüls
Writers Annette Wademant, Louise de Vilmorin, Marcel Achard, Max Ophüls

Cast

Charles Boyer

as Général André de...

Danielle Darrieux

as Comtesse Louise de...

Vittorio De Sica

as Baron Fabrizio Donati

Jean Debucourt

as Monsieur Rémy

Jean Galland

as Monsieur de Bernac

Mireille Perrey

as La Nourrice

Paul Azaïs

as Le premier cocher

Hubert Noël

as Henri de Maleville

Lia Di Leo

as Lola

Gérard Buhr

as Le douanier (uncredited)

Jean Toulout

as Le doyen du corps diplomatique (uncredited)