The Pearls of the Crown

1937 [FRENCH]

Action / Comedy / History

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 81% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 81%
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 669 669

mary queen of scots episodic anne boleyn

Plot summary

The story of the seven pearls of the English Crown, from Henry VIII to 1937 – three of them missing.

Director

Sacha Guitry Photo
Sacha Guitry

Top cast

Barbara Shaw Photo
Barbara Shaw as Anne de Boleyn
Robert Seller Photo
Robert Seller as Le prisonnier français en Abyssinie
Arletty Photo
Arletty as La reine d'Abyssinie
Percy Marmont Photo
Percy Marmont as Le cardinal Wolsey
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970.75 MB
968*720
French 2.0
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Subtitles fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 45 min
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1.76 GB
1440*1072
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 45 min
Seeds ...

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by MogwaiMovieReviews 7 / 10

The Marvellous Wandering Pearls

The best of Guitry's historical costumed romps, this one has a great deal of verve and mischief in its favor, all in the service of a shaggy dog story about a set of pearls destined to find their way onto the crown of England, and the hunting down of the three that didn't. The story takes in Henry VIII, Napoleon and Queen Victoria along the way and ends up a sort of comedic Maltese Falcon.The constant use of English, Italian and French languages throughout is unusual and perhaps even unique. It does slow the pace down having the same line said 3 times throughout, but, like the rest of the film, it's all done in such a spirit of playful fun it somehow works.
Reviewed by Falkner1976 6 / 10

Witty, funny overview of 300 years of history from talented Guitry, with a wonderful cast. Among his best comedies.

Funny and very witty comedy by Sacha Guitry. Like almost all of his works, it is very episodic, with characters who rarely appear for more than 5 minutes and who ingeniously plays with the relationship between the image and the everlasting voice-over.In this case, the story of a seven-pearl necklace with an impressive history from the Renaissance to the present day is used by Guitry to show his ingenuity in the form of a history lesson, full of symmetries, repetitions and ingenious twists.The cast, as always, is impressive, with the best of French cinema and theater from thirty years of French culture: Cecile Sorel, Coquelin, Raimu, Arletty, Barrault, Moreno....as well as the director himself and his own wife, the very elegant Jacqueline Delubac, like the married couple who decide to follow the trail of those historical pearls.The film is an intelligent entertainment that does not tire despite its episodic character, thanks to the director's continued inventiveness. Some basic knowledge in history helps.
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