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The Count of Monte Cristo (1943)

The Count of Monte Cristo poster
Original title
Le Comte de Monte Cristo (1ère époque) Edmond Dantès
Directed by
Robert Vernay
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
12
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young sailor is wrongfully imprisoned in a fortress. He escapes and gains a fortune, then returns to Paris to settle accounts with the men who betrayed him.

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What happens

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le comte de Monte Cristo) is a 1943 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Robert Vernay with Ferruccio Cerio as the supervising director. Based on the classic 1844 novel Le Comte de Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas père, this two-part film stars Pierre Richard-Willm in the title role. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and the Cité Elgé in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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