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The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 6, 1961

Runtime

3h 0m

Genres

History

User Score

70%

Original Title

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo

Production Companies

Cineriz, Gaumont

Director

Claude Autant-Lara

Description

Edmund Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmund of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmund escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmund must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.