---
title: 'The Affair of the Necklace (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charles Shyer'
released: '2001-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 113
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-affair-of-the-necklace-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242252/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Affair of the Necklace (2001)

2001 · 113 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Affair of the Necklace is a 2001 American historical drama film directed by Charles Shyer and written by John Sweet, based on the 1785 scandal at the court of Louis XVI that became known as the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, which contributed to discreditation of the French monarchy on the eve of the French Revolution.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charles Shyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-shyer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-newman-2)
- **Producer:** [Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin](https://cinepixo.com/people/redmond-morris-4th-baron-killanin), [Andrew Kosove](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-kosove), [Broderick Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/broderick-johnson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ashley Rowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashley-rowe)
- **Editor:** [David Moritz](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-moritz)

## Cast

- [Jonathan Pryce](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-pryce) as Cardinal de Rohan
- [Niky Wardley](https://cinepixo.com/people/niky-wardley)
- [Joely Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/joely-richardson) as Marie Antoinette
- [Ben Miles](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-miles)
- [Thomas Dodgson-Gates](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-dodgson-gates) as Louis XVII of France
- [Simon Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-baker) as Rétaux de Villette
- [Rudolf Bok](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-bok)
- [Hilary Swank](https://cinepixo.com/people/hilary-swank) as Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy
- [Adrien Brody](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrien-brody) as Nicholas de la Motte
- [Daisy Bevan](https://cinepixo.com/people/daisy-bevan)
- [Hayden Panettiere](https://cinepixo.com/people/hayden-panettiere) as Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy
- [Simon Shackleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-shackleton) as Louis XVI of France
- [Christopher Walken](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-walken) as Alessandro Cagliostro
- [Helen Masters](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-masters) as Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Campan
- [Skye McCole Bartusiak](https://cinepixo.com/people/skye-mccole-bartusiak)

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Official site: http://affairofthenecklace.warnerbros.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-affair-of-the-necklace-2001
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