The Viscount of Monte Cristo (1954)
- Original title
- El Vizconde de Montecristo
- Directed by
- Gilberto Martínez Solares
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A comedic retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo set in modern Mexico. The main character uses wit and disguise to settle scores in a playful adventure.
lightheartedcomicwhimsicalplayfulfast-pacedcampycheerful
What happens
The Viscount of Monte Cristo (Spanish: El Vizconde de Montecristo) is a 1954 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés «Tin-Tan», Ana Bertha Lepe and Fannie Kauffman «Vitola». The film draws some of its plot from Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo with the setting moved to contemporary Mexico. Valdés' films of the era were often distorted, comic versions of classic literature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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