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World Cinema: Pearls of the Crown

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on BBC Two England

(Les Perles de la Couronne)
The first of two films by Sacha Guitry who as actor, author, and director was one of the major figures in French theatre and cinema for more than 40 years.
Starring Sacha Guitry Jacqueline Delubac

'A pageant of fact and fantasy' was the phrase Sacha Guitry used to describe this historical extravaganza about the adventures of a royal pearl necklace.
(This Week's Films: page 9)

Contributors

Writer/Producer/Director:
Sacha Guitry
Jean Martin/Francois I/Napoleon III:
Sacha Guitry
Francoise Martin/Marie Stuart/Josephine de Beauharnais:
Jacqueline Delubac
Pope Clement VII:
Ermete Zacconi
Henry VIII:
Lyn Harding
Queen of Abyssinia:
null Arletty
Bonaparte:
Jean-Louis Barrault
Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne:
Renee Saint-Cyr
The French woman:
Cecile Sorel
Source: Radio Times

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