The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1961 French-Italian film version of Alexandre Dumas' 1844 novel directed by Claude Autant-Lara.
Cast
Louis Jourdan: Edmond Dantes
Yvonne Furneaux: Mercedes
Pierre Mondy: Caderousse
Bernard Dhéran: Villefort
Franco Silva: Mario
Claudine Coster: Haydée
Jean-Claude Michel: Fernand de Morcerf
Yves Rénier: Albert de Mortcerf
Roldano Lupi: Morel
Marie Mergey: Madame Caderousse
Jean Martinelli: Vidocq
Henri Guisol: L'abbé Faria
Reception
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.