The Count of Monte Cristo (1961 film)

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
	French theatrical release poster
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; Alain Poiré
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; Seven Arts Productions
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution
Release date	6 December 1961;
Running time	188 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$33.6 million

Directed byClaude Autant-Lara

Written byJean Halain
(adaptation et dialogue)

Based onAlexandre Dumas
(d'apres le roman d')
(as Alexandre Dumas Père)

Produced byRené Modiano
Jean Jacques Vital
Alain Poiré

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le comte de Monte Cristo, US: The Story of the Count of 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.

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v t e Films directed by Claude Autant-Lara
Filmography
Features	Ciboulette (1933) The Gutter (1938) Fric-Frac (1939) Chiffon's Wedding (1942) Love Letters (1942) Love Story (1943) Sylvie and the Ghost (1946) Devil in the Flesh (1947) Keep an Eye on Amelia (1949) The Red Inn (1951) Good Lord Without Confession (1953) Le Blé en herbe (1954) The Red and the Black (1954) Marguerite de la nuit (1955) The Anodin Family (1956) La Traversée de Paris (1956) In Case of Adversity (1958) The Gambler (1958) The Green Mare (1959) Between Love and Duty (1960) The Regattas of San Francisco (1960) Thou Shalt Not Kill (1961) The Count of Monte Cristo (1961) Enough Rope (1963) A Woman in White (1965) Gloria (1977)
Segments	"Pride" in The Seven Deadly Sins (1952) "La Bestiole" in Black Humor (1965) "Paris Today" in The Oldest Profession (1967)

v t e The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Characters	Edmond Dantès Baron Danglars
Films	The Count of Monte Cristo (1912) The Count of Monte Cristo (1913) The Count of Monte Cristo (1918) Monte Cristo (1922) Monte Cristo (1929) The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) El Conde de Monte Cristo (1942) The Count of Monte Cristo (1943) The Return of Monte Cristo (1946) The Wife of Monte Cristo (1946) Mask of the Avenger (1951) The Sword of Monte Cristo (1951) The Count of Monte Cristo (1953) The Count of Monte Cristo (1954) Karkottai (1954) Vanji Kottai Valipan (1958) Raj Tilak (1958) The Count of Monte Cristo (1961) The Treasure of Monte Cristo (1961) The Return of Monte Cristo (1968) Jeevan Mrityu (1970) The Count of Monte Cristo (1975) Bhuierantlo Munis (1977) Padayottam (1982) Veta (1986) Legacy of Rage (1986) The Prisoner of Château d'If (1988) The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
Television	The Count of Monte Cristo (1956) The Count of Monte Cristo (1958) The Count of Monte Cristo (1964) The Count of Monte Cristo (1973) The Count of Monte Cristo (1998 miniseries) Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Montecristo Ezel Yago (Mexican remake) Revenge İntikam (Turkish remake) Venganza (Colombian remake) Karmma Calling (Indian remake) Miss Monte-Cristo El Conde: Amor y honor The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
Literature	The Stars My Destination The Stars' Tennis Balls A Prisoner of Birth The Baron of Magister Valley
Locations	Château d'If Montecristo
Other	The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (biography) The Count of Monte Cristo (Wildhorn-Murphy musical) The Count of Monte Cristo (Behr musical) Christ 0 (album)
Related	Auguste Maquet (collaborator) Pierre Picaud (possible prototype) Dumas (2010 film) "Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Three Times" (The Simpsons episode) The Monte Cristo of Prague (1929 film)

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