The Queen's Necklace (French:Le collier de la reine) is a 1929 French historical drama film directed by Tony Lekain and Gaston Ravel and starring Marcelle Chantal, Georges Lannes and Diana Karenne. The film is an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's novel The Queen's Necklace which portrays the Affair of the Diamond Necklace which occurred before the French Revolution. The film's art direction was by Lucien Carré. The film was made and distributed by Gaumont. In Germany it was released by the major studio UFA.
It was shot as a silent film, with a music soundtrack then added later.Synopsis
Inspiré librement du roman d'Alexandre Dumas (Le Collier de la reine, lui-même inspiré par la fameuse affaire du collier de la reine), le film montre la reine Marie-Antoinette éclaboussée par un complot crapuleux ourdi par la comtesse de la Motte. Le cardinal de Rohan est pris au milieu de cet étau.
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