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The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

Adventure · Drama · Romance · 1954

Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.

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The Count of Monte Cristo

1954 Adventure · Drama · Romance 3h 3m

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6.7 / 10

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Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.

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Names above the title

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Directed by

Robert Vernay

Written by

Georges Neveux · Robert Vernay

Jean Marais

Jean Marais

Edmond Dantès

Lia Amanda

Lia Amanda

Mercédès Herrera

Daniel Ivernel

Daniel Ivernel

Gaspard Caderousse

Folco Lulli

Folco Lulli

Jacopo

Louis Seigner

Louis Seigner

Monsieur Joannès

Paolo Stoppa

Paolo Stoppa

Bertuccio

Claude Génia

Claude Génia

La Carconte

Court is in session

Put The Count of Monte Cristo on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.