Film

The Secret of Monte-Cristo

1948 · 1h 25m

One of Alexandre Dumas's most popular adventure novels is "The Count of Monte-Cristo". What is little known is that the famous writer made up neither its plot nor its characters. Dumas actually heard the true story of a man named François Picault during a stay at a private mansion and only adapted it into the novel everybody knows . Picault (who in the book would become Edmond Dantès) was about to marry the beautiful Marguerite (Mercédès in the novel) when he was denounced by three jealous friends who falsely accused him of being a spy for England. Picault was placed under a form of house arrest. In his prison, he made friends with an Italian abbot. When the man died, he left his fortune to Picault whom he had begun to treat as a son. On his release, Picault, who had become wealthy, was able to pursue his ruthless revenge on the three men who were responsible for his misfortune.

Pierre Brasseur

François Picault

Georges Vitray

Gervais Chambard

Pierre Larquey

Jacob Muller

Marcelle Derrien

Isabelle

Madeleine Lebeau

Marguerite Vigouroux

Edmond Ardisson

Guilhem Savori

Jean Brunel

Robert Dalban

Mathieu Loupian

Dominique Davray

Marcel Delaître

Father Farina

Liliane Guyot

The marquise

Charles Lemontier

Antoine Hallu

Julien Maffre

The policeman

Jacqueline Marbaux

Jeanne Hallu

René Marc

The doctor

Jean Marsan

The seller

• Albert ValentinDirector
• Léon TreichWriter
• Denis MarionWriter
• Robert BattonDirector of Photography

Release date

September 17, 1948

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 25m