The Count of Monte Cristo (1954 film)
Encyclopedia
The Count of Monte Cristo is a French
drama
romance
film from 1954, directed by Robert Vernay, written by Georges Neveux
, starring Daniel Ivernel
and Jean Marais
. The scenario was written on a basis of novel of Alexandre Dumas. The film was known under the title "Il tesoro di Montecristo" (Italy).
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
drama
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
romance
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
film from 1954, directed by Robert Vernay, written by Georges Neveux
Georges Neveux
Georges Neveux was a French dramatist and poet.Neveux's first notable work was the play Juliette ou la clé des songes , written in 1927 and produced in 1930...
, starring Daniel Ivernel
Daniel Ivernel
Daniel Ivernel was a French film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1947 and 1981.-Selected filmography:* Dieu a besoin des hommes * La Passante * The Smugglers' Banquet...
and Jean Marais
Jean Marais
-Biography:A native of Cherbourg, France, Marais starred in several movies directed by Jean Cocteau, for a time his lover, most famously Beauty and the Beast and Orphée ....
. The scenario was written on a basis of novel of Alexandre Dumas. The film was known under the title "Il tesoro di Montecristo" (Italy).
Cast
- Jean MaraisJean Marais-Biography:A native of Cherbourg, France, Marais starred in several movies directed by Jean Cocteau, for a time his lover, most famously Beauty and the Beast and Orphée ....
: Edmond Dantès / Comte de Monte-Cristo - Lia Amanda : Mercédès Herrera (1 and 2)
- Roger PigautRoger PigautRoger Pigaut was a French actor and film director. He appeared in 40 films between 1943 and 1980.-Selected filmography:* Antoine and Antoinette...
: Fernand Mondego, alias : de Mortcerf, new husband of Mercédès (1 and 2) - Cristina Grado : Haydée, la jeune esclave (2)
- Jacques CastelotJacques CastelotJacques Castelot was a French film actor. He appeared in 86 films between 1938 and 1982. His brother was the writer André Castelot and their father was the Symbolist painter Maurice Chabas.-Selected filmography:...
: Gérard Noirtier, alias M. de Villefort, procureur du roi (1 and 2) - Daniel IvernelDaniel IvernelDaniel Ivernel was a French film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1947 and 1981.-Selected filmography:* Dieu a besoin des hommes * La Passante * The Smugglers' Banquet...
: Gaspard Caderousse, le second d'Edmond sur le bateau (1 and 2) - Claude Génia : la Carconte, la femme de Caderousse (1)
- Louis SeignerLouis Seigner-Selected filmography:- External links :...
: M. Joannès, le bijoutier Parisien (1) - Noël RoquevertNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevert was a French film actor. He appeared in over 180 films between 1932 and 1972.He was born in Doué-la-Fontaine, France and died in Douarnenez, France.-Selected filmography:* Le Corbeau...
: M. Noirtier, le père de Gérard (1) - Folco LulliFolco LulliFolco Lulli was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 104 films between 1946 and 1970. He was the brother of actor Piero Lulli.-Selected filmography:* Flesh Will Surrender * Tragic Hunt...
: Jacopo, le capitaine du bateau au large du château d'If (1 and 2) - Paolo StoppaPaolo StoppaPaolo Stoppa was an Italian actor and dubber.Born in Rome, he began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932...
: Bertuccio, l'ancien amant de La Picard (2) - Julien Bertheau : Napoléon Ier (1)
External links
- Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1954) at the Films de France