''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (Spanish: ''El Conde de Montecristo'') is a 1953 Argentine-Mexican historical

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directed by

León Klimovsky León Klimovsky (16 October 1906 – 8 April 1996) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer. Biography A trained dentist, born in Buenos Aires, his real passion was always the cinema. He pioneered Argentine cultural moveme ...

and starring

Jorge Mistral Modesto Llosas Rosell (24 November 1920 – 20 April 1972) known professionally as Jorge Mistral was a Spanish film actor. During the 1940s, he became a star in films produced by CIFESA. In the 1950s, he lived and worked in México and ap ...

Elina Colomer Elina Colomer (1922–1987) was an Argentine film actress.Goble p.137 Selected filmography * ''When Spring Makes a Mistake'' (1944) * ''Our Natacha'' (1944) * ''Lost Kisses (1945 film), Lost Kisses'' (1945) * ''Los secretos del buzón'' (1948) * ...

and

Santiago Gómez Cou Santiago Gómez Cousillas (September 26, 1903 in Montevideo, Uruguay – March 24, 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a classic Uruguayan - Argentine actor who appeared in films between 1936 and 1980. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Cou move ...

. It is an adaptation of

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 ...

's 1844 novel '' The Count of Monte Cristo''.

Cast

as Edmundo Dantés / Conde de Montecristo *

as Haydee *

as Villefort *

Nelly Meden Nelly Meden (1928–2004) was an Argentine film, stage and television actress.Klossner p.81 Selected filmography * '' White Horse Inn'' (1948) * '' Los secretos del buzón'' (1948) * ''La serpiente de cascabel'' (1948) * '' The Unwanted'' (1951 ...

as Mercedes *

Ariel Absalón Ariel may refer to: Film and television *Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film award * ''Ariel'' (film), a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki * ''ARIEL Visual'' and ''ARIEL Deluxe'', 1989 and 1991 anime video series based on the novel series ...

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Fina Basser FINA (french: Fédération internationale de natation, en, International Swimming Federation, link=yes) (to be renamed as World Aquatics by ) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administer ...

Ernesto Bianco Ernesto, form of the name Ernest in several Romance languages, may refer to: * ''Ernesto'' (novel) (1953), an unfinished autobiographical novel by Umberto Saba, published posthumously in 1975 ** ''Ernesto'' (film), a 1979 Italian drama loosely ba ...

as Fernando Mondego *

Margot Cottens Margot Noemí Cottens Costa (January 9, 1922 – January 2, 1999) was an Uruguayan actress who made most of her career in Spain. Selected filmography * '' The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1953) * '' My Love Is Called Margarita'' (1961) * ''The Mus ...

José De Angelis José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

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as Abate Faria *

Federico Mansilla Federico (; ) is a given name and surname. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. People with the given name Federico Artists * Federico Ágreda, Venezuelan composer and DJ. * Federico Aguilar Alc ...

* Nathán Pinzón as Danglars *

Ángel Prio Angel is a given name meaning "angel", "messenger". In the English-speaking world Angel is used for both boys and girls. From the medieval Latin masculine name ''Angelus'', which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived ...

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External links

* 1953 films 1950s historical adventure films Argentine historical adventure films Mexican historical adventure films 1950s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by León Klimovsky Films set in the 19th century Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Argentine films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Argentina-film-stub