The Queen's Necklace

The Queen's Necklace

1929 · 110 min · ★ 8.0 · History, Drama

Adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's novel 'The Queen's Necklace' which portrays the Affair of the Diamond Necklace which occurred before the French Revolution.

Directed by Tony Lekain · Written by Frantz Funck-Brentano

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