The Queen's Necklace (French: L'affaire du collier de la reine) is a 1946 French historical drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Viviane Romance, Maurice Escande and Jacques Dacqmine. 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 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.