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The Count of Monte Cristo (1961) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1961 · 180 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Claude Autant-Lara
- Starring
- Bernard Dhéran, Louis Jourdan, Yvonne Furneaux, Jean Martinelli, André Dalibert, Paul Amiot
Falsely accused and condemned to the dreaded Château d’If, Edmond Dantès endures years of imprisonment alongside the enigmatic Abbé Faria. The Abbé, reputed mad, reveals the location of a hidden island treasure known only to him. After the Abbé’s death, Edmond fashions a daring escape by posing as the dead man’s body. Free at last, he embarks on a quest to recover the riches and use them to exact meticulous revenge on the jealous rivals who ruined his life.
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