Monte Cristo (1929)
This epic adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo was directed by Henri Fescourt, and stars Jean Angelo, Lil Dagover, Pierre Batcheff, the beautiful Marie Glory, and Bernhard Goetzke as the Abbé Faria.
Director: Henri Fescourt
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Jean Angelo as Edmond Dantès / Abbé Busoni / Comte de Monte Cristo |
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Lil Dagover as Mercédès / Comtesse de Morcerf |
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Gaston Modot as Fernand Mondego / Comte de Morcerf |
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Jean Toulout as Monsieur de Villefort |
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Marie Glory as Valentine de Villefort - la fille |
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Michèle Verly as Julie Morrel - la fille |
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Pierre Batcheff as Albert de Morcerf |
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Tamara Stezenko as Haydée |
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François Rozet as Maximilien Morrel - le fils |
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Germaine Kerjean as La Carconte |
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Henri Debain as Caderousse |
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Robert Mérin as Benedetto / Andrea Calvacanti |
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Ernest Maupain as Monsieur Morrel |
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Bernhard Goetzke as L'abbé Faria |
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Armand Pouget as Le père Dantès |
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Jean Godard as Le Joailler Joannès |
| Directing | Henri Fescourt | Director |
| Writing | Alexandre Dumas | Novel |
| Writing | Auguste Maquet | Novel |
| Writing | Henri Fescourt | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Armand Salacrou | Scenario Writer |
| Production | Louis Nalpas | Producer |
| Sound | Jan Klusák | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Armand Salacrou | Writer |
| Camera | Maurice Hennebains | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Julien Ringel | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Enrique Barreyre | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Gustavo Kottula | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Marc Olivier Dupin | Original Music Composer |