The Count of Monte Cristo
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
Release: 1961-12-06
·Runtime: 180m
·★ 7.1
History
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.
Production Countries
Italy
France
Production Companies
Cineriz
Gaumont
Cast
Louis Jourdan
as Edmond Dantès
Yvonne Furneaux
as Mercédès
Pierre Mondy
as Caderousse
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
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
Jacques Dynam
as Le geôlier du Château d'If
André Dalibert
as Le brigadier
Crew
Alexandre Dumas
Novel
Claude Autant-Lara
Director
Rosine Delamare
Costume Design
Jacques Natteau
Director of Photography
Alain Poiré
Production Director
Jean Halain
Scenario Writer
Jean-Jacques Vital
Production Director
Jean Halain
Dialogue
Max Douy
Set Decoration
René Cloërec
Music
Jean Halain
Adaptation