The Queen's Necklace (French: ) is a 1946 French historical drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Viviane Romance, Maurice Escande and Jacques Dacqmine.Klossner p.12 The film portrays the Affair of the Diamond Necklace which damaged the reputation of the French queen Marie Antionette during the 1780s.
It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios and on location at the Palace of Versailles. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy.
Cast Viviane Romance as Jeanne de la Motte Maurice Escande as Cardinal de Rohan Jacques Dacqmine as Rétaux de Villette Michel Salina as Comte de la Motte Jean Hébey as King Louis XVI Marion Dorian as Marie Antoinette Pierre Dux as Alessandro Cagliostro Jean-Louis Allibert as Camille Desmoulins Pierre Bertin as Abbé Loth Palau as Boehmer Pierre Magnier as Procureur Joly de Fleury Paul Amiot as Maître Doillot, l'avocat de Jeanne Marcel Delaître as Maître Target, l'avocat de Rohan Hélène Bellanger as Duchess of Polignac Florence Lynn as Princesse de Lamballe Robert Dartois as Monsieur de Soubise Saint-Pol as Bijoutier Bassange André Philip as Deschamps André Varennes as Premier président d'Aligre Marcel Vibert as Avocat général Séguier André Wasley as Pierre André de Suffren Marcel Lagrange as Duc de Villeroi Monique Cassin as Nicole, la fille Oliva Luc Andrieux as Un geôlier Jacques Berlioz Chukry-Bey Jacques François as Comte d'Artois Lucas Gridoux as Un membre du Parlement Pierre Labry as Hubert Philippe Lemaire Johnny Marchand Jean-Pierre Mocky as Un page de la reine Jean Morel as M. de Breteuil Paul Ménager Philippe Olive as Maître Breton Georges Paulais as Un huissier Marcel Rouzé Roger Vincent as Un abbé de cour Yvonne Yma as La femme Hubert
References
Bibliography Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland, 2002.
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