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The Secret of Monte-Cristo

0 %|Sep 17, 1948|

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.

Featured Crew

Albert Valentin
Director
Robert Batton
Director of Photography
Léon Treich
Writer
Pierre Laroche
Dialogue
Marcel Landowski
Music
Denis Marion
Writer

Cast

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Pierre Brasseur
François Picault
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Georges Vitray
Gervais Chambard
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Pierre Larquey
Jacob Muller
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Madeleine Lebeau
Marguerite Vigouroux
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Edmond Ardisson
Guilhem Savori
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Robert Dalban
Mathieu Loupian
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Marcel Delaître
Father Farina
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Liliane Guyot
The marquise
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Charles Lemontier
Antoine Hallu
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Julien Maffre
The policeman
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Jacqueline Marbaux
Jeanne Hallu
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René Marc
The doctor
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Jean Marsan
The seller
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Georges Paulais
The prefect
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Émile Ronet
Monsieur Bastien
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Georges Saint-Val
The neighbor
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Victor Vina
The mayor
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René Wilmet
Alexandre Dumas