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The Earrings of Madame de...
“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.
Directed by Max Ophüls
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User score
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Status
Released
Released
April 16, 1953
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
French, English, Italian, Turkish
Top cast
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)
Claire Duhamel
La demoiselle de compagnie (uncredited)
Guy Favières
Julien (uncredited)
Émile Genevois
Un soldat (uncredited)
Serge Lecointe
Jérome Rémy (uncredited)
