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The Affair of the Necklace

2001 Drama film

The Affair of the Necklace is a 2001 film directed by Charles Shyer. It stars Hilary Swank, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Baker and others.

Crew & production

Director
Charles Shyer
Producers
Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin
Director of photography
Ashley Rowe
Composer
David Newman
Editor
David Moritz
Production company
Alcon Entertainment
Original language
English
Filming locations
Czech Republic, Paris

Top cast

20 people
Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank

Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, Jeanne de Saint-Rémy de Valois

Jonathan Pryce

Cardinal de Rohan, Cardinal Louis de Rohan

Simon Baker

Rétaux de Villette
Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody

Nicholas de la Motte, Nicholas de Lamotte

Joely Richardson

Marie Antoinette

Christopher Walken

Alessandro Cagliostro, Count Cagliostro

Brian Cox

Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Baron de Breteuil
Hayden Panettiere

Hayden Panettiere

Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, Young Jeanne de Saint-Rémy de Valois

Paul Brooke

M. Bohmer

Diana Quick

Role not listed

Eva Decastelo

Role not listed

Skye McCole Bartusiak

Role not listed

More cast

  • Ben Miles
  • Rudolf Bok
  • Christophe Paou
  • Daisy Bevan
  • Niky Wardley
  • Simon Shackleton Louis XVI of France, King Louis XVI
  • Thomas Dodgson-Gates Louis XVII of France, Louis-Charles de France
  • Helen Masters Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Campan, Madame Campan

Sources

  • Wikidata (Q1168705), accessed October 2026
  • Cast photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each profile

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