The Affair of the Necklace
Nov 30 2001
•2h 58m
•Drama, History, Romance
In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace.
Cast
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Hilary Swank
Jeanne St. Remy de Valois
Jonathan Pryce
Cardinal Louis de Rohan
Simon Baker
Rétaux de Vilette
Adrien Brody
Count Nicolas De La Motte
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