Action ·Adventure · United States of America · 1946 · 1h 31m

The Return of Monte Cristo

Director

Cast

Louis Hayward as Edmond Dantes Barbara Britton as Angela Picard George Macready as Henri de la Roche Una O'Connor as Miss Beedle Henry Stephenson as Professor Duval Steven Geray as Bombelles

Crew

Charles Lawton Jr. — Director of Photography Richard Fantl — Editor Lucien Moraweck — Original Music Composer Alfred Neumann — Screenplay George Bruce — Screenplay Arnold Lipp — Story

Tagline

The Most Dangerous Masquerade a Man Ever Lived!

Synopsis

The grandson of Edmond Dantes was cheated out of his fortune and falsely imprisoned, only to escape and wreak vengeance on his betrayers by assuming the guise of the Count of Monte Cristo. Just like grandpa, the younger Dantes is framed by a trio of connivers and shipped off to Devil's Island. Escaping with a fellow convict, political radical Bombelles, Dantes adopts the bearded guise of an elderly man in order to destroy his enemies and reclaim his birthright.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Henry Levin Director Charles Lawton Jr. Director of Photography Richard Fantl Editor Lucien Moraweck Original Music Composer Alfred Neumann Screenplay George Bruce Screenplay Arnold Lipp Story Curt Siodmak Story Grant Whytock Producer Jean Louis Costume Design

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