The Count of Monte Cristo

Dec 6, 1961

3h 0m

★ 7.1

Overview

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.

Genres

History

Production Companies

Cineriz

Gaumont

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Cast

Edmond Dantès

Louis Jourdan

Mercédès

Yvonne Furneaux

Caderousse

Pierre Mondy

Albert de Morcerf

Yves Rénier

Haydée

Claudine Coster

Henri de Villefort

Bernard Dhéran

Fernand de Morcerf

Jean-Claude Michel

Madame Caderousse

Marie Mergey

Mario

Franco Silva

L'abbé Faria

Henri Guisol

Vidocq

Jean Martinelli

Benedetto

Alain Ferral

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