The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)
Madame de...
It was her vanity that destroyed her.
105 min
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.
- Release date
- April 16, 1953
- Country of origin
- Italy, France
- Music
- Oscar Straus, Georges Van Parys
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Trailer
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 du baron
- Josselin
- 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)
- Madeleine Barbulée as Une amie de Madame de... (uncredited)
- Charles Bayard as Un convive (uncredited)
- Jacques Beauvais as Un majordome (uncredited)
- Jean Degrave as Le clubman (uncredited)
- Claire Duhamel as La demoiselle de compagnie (uncredited)
- Guy Favières as Julien (uncredited)
- Émile Genevois as Un soldat (uncredited)
- Serge Lecointe as Jérome Rémy (uncredited)
- Franck Maurice as Un témoin (uncredited)
- Daniel Mendaille as Un passant (uncredited)
- Albert Michel as Le second cocher du baron (uncredited)
- Robert Moor as Un diplomate (uncredited)
- Max Mégy as Un domestique (uncredited)
- Georges Paulais as Le premier témoin du duel (uncredited)
- Colette Régis as La vendeuse de cierges (uncredited)
- Louis Saintève as Un passant (uncredited)
- Michel Salina as Un témoin (uncredited)
Crew
- Max Ophüls · Director
- Louise de Vilmorin · Writer
- Marcel Achard · Writer
- Max Ophüls · Writer
- Annette Wademant · Writer
- Oscar Straus · Composer
- Georges Van Parys · Composer
- Christian Matras · Cinematographer
- Borys Lewin · Editor
- Jean d'Eaubonne · Production designer