The Count of Monte Cristo (1954 film)

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
Directed by	Robert Vernay
Written by	Georges Neveux; Robert Vernay
Based on	The Count of Monte Cristo ; by Alexandre Dumas
Produced by	Lucien Masson; Jacques Roitfeld
Starring	Jean Marais ; Lia Amanda ; Roger Pigaut
Cinematography	Robert Juillard
Edited by	Monique Kirsanoff
Music by	Jean Wiener
Production; companies	Fono Roma; La Société des Films Sirius; Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld; Lux Film
Distributed by	La Société des Films Sirius; Lux Film
Release dates	14 January 1954 (France); 20 August 1954 (Italy);
Running time	183 minutes
Countries	France; Italy
Language	French
Box office	7,780,642 admissions (France)

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Jean Marais, Lia Amanda and Roger Pigaut.^[2] It is based on the 1844 novel of the same title by Alexandre Dumas.^[3]

It was first aired in France and Italy, in 1954, in 2 parts.

France : 1) La Trahison, 2) La Vengeance

Italy : 1) Il tesoro di Montecristo, 2) La vendetta di Montecristo

It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location on the Côte d'Azur. The sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel. It was made in Gevacolor.

Cast

Jean Marais as Edmond Dantès / Comte de Monte-Cristo
Lia Amanda as Mercédès Herrera (1 and 2)
Roger Pigaut as Fernand Mondego, alias : de Mortcerf, new husband of Mercédès (1 and 2)
Cristina Grado as Haydée, la jeune esclave (2)
Jacques Castelot as Gérard Noirtier, alias M. de Villefort, procureur du roi (1 and 2)
Daniel Ivernel as Gaspard Caderousse, le second d'Edmond sur le bateau (1 and 2)
Claude Génia as la Carconte, la femme de Caderousse (1)
Jean Témerson as le roi Louis XVIII
Louis Seigner as M. Joannès, le bijoutier Parisien (1)
Noël Roquevert as M. Noirtier, le père de Gérard (1)
Folco Lulli as Jacopo, le capitaine du bateau au large du château d'If (1 and 2)
Paolo Stoppa as Bertuccio, l'ancien amant de La Picard (2)
Julien Bertheau as Napoléon Ier (1)
Lucien Blondeau as Dantès père (1)
André Brunot as L'armateur Morel (1)
Gualtiero Tumiati as L'abbé Faria (1)
Simone Paris as Émilienne de Beaugency (2)
Genica Athanasiou as Fatima (2)
Daniel Cauchy as Bruno
Jean-Pierre Mocky as Albert de Morcerf (2)
Marcel Journet as Le président de la chambre des Pairs (2)
Paul Azaïs as Un argousin
Cristina Grado as Haydée

References

^ "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.
^ Kinnard & Crnkovich p.42
^ Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1954) at the Films de France

Bibliography

Roy Kinnard & Tony Crnkovich. Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908–1990. McFarland, 2017.

External links

The Count of Monte Cristo at IMDb
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1954) at the Films de France

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[marais-1] "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.

[2] Kinnard & Crnkovich p.42

[3] Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1954) at the Films de France

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