Summary Three narrators (French writer Jean Martin, an English royal equerry, and a papal chamberlain) tell the story of seven matched pearls, four of them now in the British Crown. Episodes whirl us from Pope Clement VII to Mary Queen of Scots, from whom the pearls are stolen while she's occupied with the headsman. Historic events are seasoned with sly, satiric humor, and famous beauties are portrayed by stunning actresses. Then the narrators meet, and decide to try tracing the three unrecovered pearls from 1587 to the present... View more details
Directed : Christian-Jaque Sacha Guitry
Written : Christian-Jaque Sacha Guitry
Stars : Lyn Harding Sacha Guitry Renée Saint-Cyr Jacqueline Delubac
Genres : Comedy History
Release date : May 11, 1937
Countries of origin : France
Language : English Italian French
Filming locations : Abbaye de Royaumont, Asnières-sur-Oise, Val d'Oise, France
Production companies : Cinéas
Summary Three narrators (French writer Jean Martin, an English royal equerry, and a papal chamberlain) tell the story of seven matched pearls, four of them now in the British Crown. Episodes whirl us from Pope Clement VII to Mary Queen of Scots, from whom the pearls are stolen while she's occupied with the headsman. Historic events are seasoned with sly, satiric humor, and famous beauties are portrayed by stunning actresses. Then the narrators meet, and decide to try tracing the three unrecovered pearls from 1587 to the present... View more details
Genres : Comedy History
Release date : May 11, 1937
Countries of origin : France
Language : English Italian French
Filming locations : Abbaye de Royaumont, Asnières-sur-Oise, Val d'Oise, France
Production companies : Cinéas
