| The Count of Monte Cristo | |
| Director: | Claude Autant-Lara |
| Producer: | René Modiano Jean Jacques Vital |
| Based On: | Alexandre Dumas (d'apres le roman d') (as Alexandre Dumas Père) |
| Starring: | Louis Jourdan Yvonne Furneaux Pierre Mondy Franco Silva |
| Music: | René Cloërec |
| Cinematography: | Jean Isnard Jacques Natteau |
| Editing: | Madeleine Gug |
| Studio: | Cineriz Les Films J.J. Vital Les Productions Rene Modiano Royal Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont |
| Distributor: | Gaumont |
| Runtime: | 188 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Gross: | $33.6 million[1] |
The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le comte de 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.
Edmund Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'if. There, a prisoner tells Edmund of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island.
The film was the seventh most popular film at the French box office in 1961. The sixth most popular was a version of The Three Musketeers.[2]