''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (French: ''Le Comte de Monte-Cristo'') is a 1954 French-Italian

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drama film directed by Robert Vernay and starring

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and Roger Pigaut. It is based on the 1844 novel of the same title by

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...

.Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1954)
at the ''Films de France'' It was first aired in France and Italy, in 1954, in 2 parts. France : 1) ''La Trahison'', 2) ''La Vengeance'' Italy : 1) ''Il tesoro di Montecristo, 2) La vendetta di Montecristo''. It was shot at the

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in Paris and on location on the

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. The sets were designed by the

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Robert Clavel. It was made in Gevacolor.

Cast

as Edmond Dantès / Comte de Monte-Cristo *

as Mercédès Herrera (1 and 2) * Roger Pigaut as Fernand Mondego, alias : de Mortcerf, new husband of Mercédès (1 and 2) * Cristina Grado as Haydée, la jeune esclave (2) *

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as Gérard Noirtier, alias M. de Villefort, procureur du roi (1 and 2) *

Daniel Ivernel Daniel Ivernel (3 June 1920 – 11 November 1999) was a French film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1947 and 1981. Filmography References External links * 1920 births 1999 deaths French male film actors People from Versai ...

as Gaspard Caderousse, le second d'Edmond sur le bateau (1 and 2) * Claude Génia as la Carconte, la femme de Caderousse (1) * Jean Témerson as le roi Louis XVIII * Louis Seigner as M. Joannès, le bijoutier Parisien (1) *

Noël Roquevert Noël Roquevert (born Noël Louis Raymond Bénévent; 18 December 1892 – 6 November 1973) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1932 and 1972. Roquevert was born in Doué-la-Fontaine and was married ...

as M. Noirtier, le père de Gérard (1) * Folco Lulli as Jacopo, le capitaine du bateau au large du château d'If (1 and 2) * Paolo Stoppa as Bertuccio, l'ancien amant de La Picard (2) * Julien Bertheau as Napoléon Ier (1) * Lucien Blondeau as Dantès père (1) * André Brunot as L'armateur Morel (1) * Gualtiero Tumiati as L'abbé Faria (1) *

Simone Paris Simone Paris (1909–1985) was a French stage and film actress.Turk p.441 Selected filmography * ''Nine Bachelors'' (1939) * '' The Martyr of Bougival'' (1949) * ''Je l'ai été trois fois'' (1952) * ''Run Away Mr. Perle'' (1952) * '' The Moment o ...

as Émilienne de Beaugency (2) * Genica Athanasiou as Fatima (2) * Daniel Cauchy as Bruno * Jean-Pierre Mocky as Albert de Morcerf (2) * Marcel Journet as Le président de la chambre des Pairs (2) * Paul Azaïs as Un argousin * Cristina Grado as Haydée

References

Bibliography

* Roy Kinnard & Tony Crnkovich. ''Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908–1990''. McFarland, 2017.

External links

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Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1954)
at the ''Films de France'' 1954 films French historical drama films French historical romance films French romantic drama films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Robert Vernay 1954 romantic drama films 1950s historical drama films Films based on The Count of Monte Cristo Films released in separate parts Italian historical drama films Films shot at Billancourt Studios Lux Film films 1950s French films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-France-film-stub