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The Countess of Monte-Christo (1932)

The Countess of Monte-Christo poster
Original title
Die Gräfin von Monte-Christo
Directed by
Karl Hartl
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman pretends to be a wealthy countess. She enjoys the luxuries and attention this deception brings.

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What happens

The Countess of Monte Cristo (German: Die Gräfin von Monte-Christo) is a 1932 German comedy drama film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Brigitte Helm, Rudolf Forster and Lucie Englisch. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios outside Berlin and on location in Vienna and the ski resort of Semmering. It was remade in the United States in 1934 with Fay Wray in the lead role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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