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.
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
Unknown
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)
Franck Maurice
Un témoin (uncredited)
Daniel Mendaille
Un passant (uncredited)
Albert Michel
Le second cocher du baron (uncredited)
Robert Moor
Un diplomate (uncredited)
Max Mégy
Un domestique (uncredited)
Georges Paulais
Le premier témoin du duel (uncredited)
Léon Pauléon
Un huissier (uncredited)
Colette Régis
La vendeuse de cierges (uncredited)
Louis Saintève
Un passant (uncredited)
Michel Salina
Un témoin (uncredited)
Germaine Stainval
L'ambassadrice (uncredited)
Roger Vincent
Le second témoin du duel (uncredited)
Georges Vitray
Le vieux reporter (uncredited)
Léon Walther
L'administrateur (uncredited)
René Worms
Un convive (uncredited)
Crew
Max Ophüls
Director, Screenplay
Annette Wademant
Writer
Marcel Achard
Screenplay, Dialogue
Louise de Vilmorin
Novel
Borys Lewin
Editor
Christian Matras
Director of Photography
Marc Maurette
First Assistant Director
Ulrich Picard
First Assistant Director
Alain Jessua
Assistant Director
Ralph Baum
Producer, Production Manager
Jean d'Eaubonne
Production Design
Alain Douarinou
Camera Operator
Georges Annenkov
Costume Design
Rosine Delamare
Costume Design
Carmen Brel
Makeup Artist
Antoine Petitjean
Sound
Georges Van Parys
Original Music Composer
Oscar Straus
Original Music Composer
Maurice Barnathan
Set Dresser
Marc Frédérix
Assistant Decorator
Henri Baum
Production Manager
André Hoss
Unit Manager
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