The Count of Monte Cristo (1961)
Original title: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1961 French-language history movie directed by Claude Autant-Lara, with a running time of 3h. It stars Louis Jourdan, Yvonne Furneaux and Pierre Mondy.
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
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
- Alain Ferral as Benedetto