The Count of Monte Cristo
Directed by	Claude Autant-Lara
Written by	Jean Halain (adaptation et dialogue)
Based on	Alexandre Dumas (d'apres le roman d') (as Alexandre Dumas Père)
Produced by	René Modiano Jean Jacques Vital
Starring	Louis Jourdan Yvonne Furneaux Pierre Mondy Franco Silva
Cinematography	Jean Isnard Jacques Natteau
Edited by	Madeleine Gug
Music by	René Cloërec
Production companies	Cineriz Les Films J.J. Vital Les Productions Rene Modiano Royal Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont
Distributed by	Gaumont
Release date	6 December 1961 (1961-12-06)
Running time	188 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$33.6 million[1]

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le comte de Monte Cristo) is a 1961 French adventure film version of Alexandre Dumas' 1844 novel directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Louis Jourdan, Yvonne Furneaux, Pierre Mondy and Franco Silva.

Plot

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. There, a prisoner tells Edmund of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island.

Cast

• Louis Jourdan as Edmond Dantès / Comte de Monte Cristo
• Yvonne Furneaux as Mercédès
• Pierre Mondy as Caderousse
• Franco Silva as Mario
• Bernard Dhéran as Le procureur Henri de Villefort
• Roldano Lupi as Morel
• Claudine Coster as Haydée
• Jean Martinelli as Vidocq
• Marie Mergey as Madame Caderousse
• Yves Rénier as Albert de Mortcerf
• Alain Ferral as Benedetto (as Alain Feral)
• Jean-Jacques Delbo as Himself
• José Squinquel as Himself
• Geymond Vital as Himself
• Henri Arius as Himself (as Arius)
• Jacques Dynam as Himself
• André Dalibert as Himself
• Georges Lannes as Le président
• Paul Amiot as Le président de la Chambre des pairs
• Marthe Marty as Himself
• Chantal de Rieux as Himself
• Jean-Claude Michel as Fernand de Mortcerf
• Henri Vilbert as Danyès - le père d'Edmond
• Henri Guisol as L'abbé Faria

Reception

The film was the seventh most popular film at the French box office in 1961. The sixth most popular was a version of The Three Musketeers.^[2]