The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

180 mins | History | Dec. 6, 1961

Edmund Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmund of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmund escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmund must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.

The Count of Monte Cristo

180 mins | History | Dec. 6, 1961

The Count of Monte Cristo
Edmund Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmund of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmund escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmund must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Gaumont, Cineriz
Original title Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
Directors Claude Autant-Lara
Writers Alexandre Dumas, Jean Halain

Cast

Louis Jourdan

as Edmond Dantès

Yvonne Furneaux

as Mercédès

Pierre Mondy

as Carderousse

Yves Rénier

as Albert de Morcerf

Claudine Coster

as Haydée

Bernard Dhéran

as Henri de Villefort

Jean-Claude Michel

as Fernand de Morcerf

Marie Mergey

as Madame Caderousse

Franco Silva

as Mario

Henri Guisol

as L'abbé Faria

Jean Martinelli

as Vidocq

Alain Ferral

as Benedetto

Henri Vilbert

as Le père Dantès

Roldano Lupi

as Morrel

Jean-Jacques Delbo

as Le capitaine du Pharaon

José Squinquel

as Noirtier

Geymond Vital

as Fouché

Henri Arius

as Le menuisier, successeur du père Dantès

Georges Lannes

as Le président du tribunal

Paul Amiot

as Le président de la Chambre des pairs

Marthe Marty

as La mère de Mercédès

Jacques Dynam

as Le geôlier du Château d'If

Chantal de Rieux

as Madame de Villefort

André Dalibert

as Le brigadier