Directed by:
Max OphülsCinematography:
Christian MatrasCast:
Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica, Jean Debucourt, Jean Galland, Paul Azaïs, Mireille Perrey, Madeleine Barbulée, Colette Régis (more)VOD (1)
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When, beset by debt, the titular Countess Louise (Danielle Darrieux) decides to sell a pair of earrings that were a wedding gift from her husband André (Charles Boyer), she unwittingly sets in motion a chain of events that will have serious consequences not only for the Parisian couple but for André's mistress and for an Italian Baron (Vittorio De Sica), who purchased the, by then, much-travelled jewellery. Featuring nuanced performances by all three lead actors and directed by celebrated auteur Max Ophuls, this intricately constructed and elegantly designed drama is a searing study of fateful passion wound up in deceits, deals and desires. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
![Charles Boyer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/733/163733654_679b31.png)
Charles Boyer
France
Best movies:
Gaslight (1944)
How to Steal a Million (1966)
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
![Danielle Darrieux](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/822/160822419_90fe42.png)
Danielle Darrieux
France
Best movies:
Persepolis (2007)
Marie-October (1959)
Holy Year (1976)
![Vittorio De Sica](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/733/163733656_5a6d0b.png)
Vittorio De Sica
Italy
Best movies:
Like Father, Like Son (1957)
Il Generale Della Rovere (1959)
Twelve Plus One (1969)
![Jean Debucourt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505394_7e2193.jpg)
Jean Debucourt
France
Best movies:
Monsieur Vincent (1947)
Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
![Jean Galland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533816_f1dc40.jpg)
Jean Galland
France
Best movies:
Wooden Crosses (1932)
The Earrings of Madame de… (1953)
Heaven Sent (1963)
![Paul Azaïs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/437/437165_9976d4.jpg)
Paul Azaïs
France
Best movies:
The King of the Bla Bla Bla (1951)
Les Misérables (1934) (series)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
![Mireille Perrey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/460/460075_0b3095.jpg)
Mireille Perrey
France
Best movies:
The Earrings of Madame de… (1953)
Knock (1951)
Miquette et sa mère (1950)
![Madeleine Barbulée](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/488/488825_96cff1.jpg)
Madeleine Barbulée
France
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Les Misérables (1958)
Forbidden Games (1952)
Colette Régis
France
Best movies:
This Special Friendship (1964)
The Truth (1960)
La Nuit est mon royaume (1951)
![Albert Michel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/022/809/22809440_d3874e.jpg)
Albert Michel
France
Best movies:
The King of the Bla Bla Bla (1951)
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Evidence in Concrete (1958)
![Gérard Buhr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/031/567/31567871_576a85.jpg)
Gérard Buhr
France
Best movies:
The Knight of the Night (1954)
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Love and Death (1975)
Émile Genevois
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1958)
Rififi (1955)
Evidence in Concrete (1958)
![Hubert Noël](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/397/160397814_bfbff5.jpg)
Hubert Noël
France
Best movies:
The Knight of the Night (1954)
A Trap for Cinderella (1965)
Les Misérables (1982)
Jean Degrave
France
Best movies:
Two Men in Town (1973)
Evidence in Concrete (1958)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Georges Paulais
France
Best movies:
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
Gervaise (1956)
Eldorado (1921)
Franck Maurice
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
God's Thunder (1965)
Service Entrance (1954)
Michel Salina
Best movies:
Grand Illusion (1937)
The Battle of the Rails (1946)
The Earrings of Madame de… (1953)
Guy Favières
France
Best movies:
Monsieur Vincent (1947)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Les Enfants du Paradis (1945)
Daniel Mendaille
France
Best movies:
Rififi (1955)
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
Judgment of the God (1952)
Germaine Stainval
France
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)