皇冠上的珍珠
导演
- 萨卡·圭特瑞
主演
- 雅克琳·德吕巴克 萨卡·圭特瑞 林恩·哈丁 勒内·圣西尔 阿莱蒂 马塞尔·达里奥
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