The Count of Monte Cristo (1953 film)
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''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (Spanish: ''El Conde de Montecristo'') is a 1953 Argentine-Mexican historical
adventure film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...
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

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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 ...
as Edmundo Dantés / Conde de Montecristo *
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) * ...
as Haydee *
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 ...
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 *
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*
Francisco Audenino Francisco Audenino (died 1964) was an Argentine film actor who appeared in around fifty productions, generally in supporting roles.Borrás p.32 Selected filmography * ''Our Land of Peace'' (1939) * '' The Three Rats'' (1946) * ''Dance of Fire'' ( ...
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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 ...
*
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as Abate Faria *
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* 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