The Secret of Monte-Cristo

The Secret of Monte-Cristo (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.

Director: Albert Valentin

Casts

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

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