| The Queen's Necklace | |
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| Directed by | Tony Lekain Gaston Ravel |
| Written by | Alexandre Dumas (novel) Frantz Funck-Brentano |
| Starring | Marcelle Chantal Georges Lannes Diana Karenne |
| Cinematography | Jean Bachelet Gustavo Kottula Émile Pierre |
| Edited by | Kratach |
| Music by | Febvre-Longeray André Roubaud |
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| Distributed by | Gaumont (France) UFA (Germany) |
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| Country | France |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) French Intertitles |
The Queen's Necklace (French: Le collier de la reine) is a 1929 synchronzied sound French historical drama film directed by Tony Lekain and Gaston Ravel and starring Marcelle Chantal, Georges Lannes and Diana Karenne. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects. [1] The film is an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's novel The Queen's Necklace which portrays the Affair of the Diamond Necklace which occurred before the French Revolution. The film's art direction was by Lucien Carré. The film was made and distributed by Gaumont. In Germany it was released by the major studio UFA.
Like many film from the early sound era, the film was shot as a silent film and then was synchronized with a musical score and sound effect soundtrack.
- ^ Klossner p.77