主演:雅克琳·德呂巴克 薩卡·圭特瑞 林恩·哈丁 勒內(nèi)·圣西爾 阿萊蒂 馬塞爾·達里奧
導(dǎo)演:薩卡·圭特瑞
簡介:OriginallytitledLesPerlesdeCouronne,thisSachaGuitryhistoricalextravaganzastarsbothGuitryandhiswifeJacquelineDelubac.Theplotlinehingesonfourvaluablepearls,whichpassfromhandtohandoveraperiodofseveralcenturies,fromthetimeofBritain'sHenryVIIItothepresent.Allofthisisofferedinflashbackform,asagroupofmodern-daytreasurehunterstrytolocatethreeofthemissingpearlsbytracingthembacktotheirpreviousowners.GuitryshowsupasKingFrancisI,BarrasandNapoleonIII,inadditiontohiscontemporarypersonaofJeanMartin;DebulacisseenasMaryQueenofScotsandEmpressJosephine.Thereisn'tascintillaofhistoricalaccuracyinthefilm,nordidGuitryhavetheslightestintentionofincludingany;hissolepurposewastoentertaintheaudienceandserveupasuperblyironicdenoument.ThesupportingcastisapolyglotofFrench,EnglishandItalianactors,eachspeakinginhisorherownlanguage.ThescreenplayforPearlsoftheCrownwascowrittenbyGuitryandanotherimmenselytalentedfilmmaker,Christian-Jaque.~HalErickson,Rovccc