The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le comte de Monte Cristo, US: The Story of the Count of Monte Cristo) is a 1961 French adventure film version of Alexandre Dumas' 1844 novel directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Louis Jourdan, Yvonne Furneaux, Pierre Mondy and Franco Silva.
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Plot
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. There, a prisoner tells Edmund of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island.
Cast
Louis Jourdan as Edmond Dantès / Comte de Monte Cristo
Yvonne Furneaux as Mercédès
Pierre Mondy as Caderousse
Franco Silva as Mario
Bernard Dhéran as Le procureur Henri de Villefort
Roldano Lupi as Morel
Claudine Coster as Haydée
Jean Martinelli as Vidocq