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| Robert Donat | ... | Edmond Dantes | |
| Elissa Landi | ... | Mercedes de Rosas | |
| Louis Calhern | ... | Raymond de Villefort Jr. | |
| Sidney Blackmer | ... | Fernand de Mondego | |
| Raymond Walburn | ... | Danglars | |
| O.P. Heggie | ... | Abbe Faria | |
| Irene Hervey | ... | Valentine de Villefort | |
| Georgia Caine | ... | Madame de Rosas | |
| Walter Walker | ... | Morrel | |
| Lawrence Grant | ... | De Villefort Sr. | |
| Luis Alberni | ... | Jacopo | |
| Douglas Walton | ... | Albert de Mondego | |
| Juliette Compton | ... | Clothilde | |
| Clarence Wilson | ... | Fouquet | |
| Eleanor Phelps | ... | Princess Haydee | |
| Ferdinand Munier | ... | King Louis XVIII | |
| Holmes Herbert | ... | Judge | |
| Paul Irving | ... | Napoleon | |
| Mitchell Lewis | ... | Capt. Vampa | |
| Clarence Muse | ... | Ali | |
| Lionel Belmore | ... | Prison Governor | |
| William Farnum | ... | Capt. Leclere | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Wally Albright | ... | Albert, Age 8 (uncredited) | |
| Leon Ames | ... | Beauchamp (uncredited) | |
| Fred Cavens | ... | Fencing Master (uncredited) | |
| Harry Cording | ... | Jailer (uncredited) | |
| Paul Fix | ... | Angry Citizen (uncredited) | |
| Clarence Geldart | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Edward Hearn | ... | Signalman (uncredited) | |
| Sydney Jarvis | ... | Ali Pasha (uncredited) | |
| Edward Keane | ... | Bertrand (uncredited) | |
| Wilfred Lucas | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
| Wilbur Mack | ... | Message Dispatcher (uncredited) | |
| John Marsden | ... | Pellerin (uncredited) | |
| Alphonse Martell | ... | Batistino (uncredited) | |
| Russ Powell | ... | Manouse (uncredited) | |
| Tom Ricketts | ... | Cockeye (uncredited) | |
| Desmond Roberts | ... | Blacas (uncredited) | |
| Niles Welch | ... | De Villefort's Agent (uncredited) | |
| Joan Woodbury | ... | Dancing Girl (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Rowland V. Lee | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Alexandre Dumas père | novel "Le Comte de Monte Cristo" (as Alexandre Dumas) | |
| Philip Dunne | writer | |
| Rowland V. Lee | writer | |
| Dan Totheroh | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Edward Small | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Alfred Newman | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| J. Peverell Marley | (as Peverell J. Marley) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Grant Whytock | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| John DuCasse Schulze | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Gwen Wakeling | (gowns) | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Nate Watt | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Vinton Vernon | .... | sound | |
Stunts | |||
| Fred Cavens | .... | fencing stunts (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Alfred Newman | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Edward P. Lambert | .... | technical director | |
| Louis Van der Ecker | .... | technical director (as Louis Van Den Ecker) | |
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Fabulously wealthy and mysterious, THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO becomes intimately involved in the lives of three powerful men in Paris.
Alexander Dumas' classic novel comes to abridged life in this powerful adventure film. There is very little swashbuckling and a good deal of talk, but it is all done so intelligently and the film, with its lavish production values, is so entertaining to watch that the diminution of dash & drama is easily overlooked.
Robert Donat portrays stalwart Edmond Dantes, the much abused hero, from a young ship's officer caught up in Napoleonic intrigue, to a wretched inmate doomed to oblivion in a hideous prison, and finally the middle-aged and tremendously powerful Count, and he plays it all exceedingly well. This is an actor, now in danger of becoming somewhat obscure, who performed valiantly in films throughout his career, consistently providing characterizations worth watching.
Donat dominates the film; in support are Elissa Landi as the woman who never gives up loving him; Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackmer & Raymond Walburn as the three men from Marseilles who each have their own reasons for wanting Donat dead; and elderly O. P. Heggie as the saintly priest who becomes Donat's mentor & friend in prison.
Smaller roles are vividly enacted by Lionel Belmore as the corrupt Governor of the Château d'If; corpulent Ferdinand Munier as a highly distraught King Louis XVIII; Luis Alberni & Clarence Muse as smugglers who become Donat's willing accomplices in his quest for revenge; Douglas Walton as Landi's conflicted son; and Holmes Herbert as the judge at Donat's Paris trial. Sour-faced Clarence Wilson appears for a few moments as a supporter of Donat.