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The Sword of Monte Cristo (1951)

The Sword of Monte Cristo poster
Directed by
Maurice Geraghty
Genre
action, adventure
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman disguises herself as a man to take on the identity of the Count of Monte Cristo. She seeks to expose a corrupt official who wronged her family.

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What happens

The Sword of Monte Cristo is a 1951 American historical adventure film written and directed by Maurice Geraghty and starring George Montgomery, Rita Corday, Berry Kroeger, William Conrad, Rhys Williams and Steve Brodie. It is loosely based on the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. The film was released on March 3, 1951 by Twentieth Century-Fox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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