Le comte de Monte Cristo, 1ère époque: Edmond Dantès (1943)

Director:

Robert Vernay

Writers:

Alexandre Dumas père (novel)
Charles Spaak (writer)

Release Date:

21 January 1943 (France)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Plot:

Edmond 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...

Plot Keywords:

Treasure | Prison | Island Prison | Escape | Revenge

Cast

Pierre Richard-Willm	...	Edmond Dantès, Le comte de Monte Cristo (part 1 & 2)
Michèle Alfa	...	Mercédès (part 1 & 2)
Aimé Clariond	...	Monsieur de Villefort (part 1 & 2)
Marcel Herrand	...	Bertuccio (part 1 & 2)
Ermete Zacconi	...	L'abbé Faria (part 1 only)
Alexandre Rignault	...	Caderousse (part 1 & 2)
Henri Bosc	...	Fernand, le comte de Morcerf (part 1 & 2)
Jacques Baumer	...	Noirtier (part 1 only)
André Fouché	...	Benedetto (part 1 & 2)
René Bergeron	...	Le policier (part 1 only) (as Bergeron)
Marie-Hélène Dasté	...	Madame de Villefort (part 1 & 2)
Yves Deniaud	...	Pénélan (part 1) (as Deniaud)
Fred Pasquali	...	Joannès (part 1 only) (as Pasquali)
Joffre	...	Dantès père (part 1 only)
Paul Faivre	...	Brissard (part 1

Also Known As:

Il conte di Montecristo (Italy)
The Count of Monte Cristo (USA)

Runtime:

90 min | France:183 min (2 parts)

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French | Italian

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Regina Films

Trivia:

In the Italian version, the part of Haydée is played by Bianca Della Corte; whereas it is played by Lise Delamare in the French one. The rest of the cast is identical in both versions.

Movie Connections:

Version of "Gankutsuou" (2004)