The Secret of Monte-Cristo (1948)
1h 25m
Running Time
September 17, 1948Release Date
The Secret of Monte-Cristo (1948)
1h 25m
Running Time
September 17, 1948Release Date
Plot.
One of Alexandre Dumas's most popular adventure novels is "The Count of Monte-Cristo". What is little known is that the famous writer made up neither its plot nor its characters. Dumas actually heard the true story of a man named François Picault during a stay at a private mansion and only adapted it into the novel everybody knows . Picault (who in the book would become Edmond Dantès) was about to marry the beautiful Marguerite (Mercédès in the novel) when he was denounced by three jealous friends who falsely accused him of being a spy for England. Picault was placed under a form of house arrest. In his prison, he made friends with an Italian abbot. When the man died, he left his fortune to Picault whom he had begun to treat as a son. On his release, Picault, who had become wealthy, was able to pursue his ruthless revenge on the three men who were responsible for his misfortune.
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Cast & Crew.
Pierre Brasseur
François Picault
Georges Vitray
Gervais Chambard
Pierre Larquey
Jacob Muller
Madeleine Lebeau
Marguerite Vigouroux
Marcelle Derrien
Isabelle
Edmond Ardisson
Guilhem Savori
Albert Valentin
Director
Pierre Laroche
Writer
Denis Marion
Writer
Robert Dalban
Mathieu Loupian
Léon Treich
Writer
Marcel Delaître
Father Farina
Claude Dolbert
Producer
Liliane Guyot
The marquise
Marcel Landowski
Composer
Charles Lemontier
Antoine Hallu
Details.
Release DateSeptember 17, 1948
Original NameLe Secret de Monte-Cristo
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Wiki.
The Secret of Monte Cristo (French: Le secret de Monte-Cristo) is a 1948 French historical drama film directed by Albert Valentin and starring Pierre Brasseur, Georges Vitray and Pierre Larquey. The film is based on the purported real story behind the Alexandre Dumas novel The Count of Monte Cristo.